Mekal Faruki v. Housing Authority for the County of Sacramento, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MEKAL FARUKI, No. 2:25-cv-0507-DJC-CKD (PS) Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS

HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR THE

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., Defendants.

17 Plaintiff Mekal Faruki proceeds pro se1 and in forma pauperis. Plaintiff’s second amended complaint (“SAC”) is before the court for screening. The SAC fails to state a claim arising under federal law. The undersigned will recommend the court decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over plaintiff’s state law claims and dismiss the SAC without further leave to amend. I. Screening Requirement Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the court must screen every in forma pauperis proceeding, and must order dismissal of the case if it is “frivolous or malicious,” “fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B); Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 27 1…