Dean Michael Stevens v. CDCR Director, et al.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DEAN MICHAEL STEVENS, No. 2:24-cv-03138 WBS SCR P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 CDCR DIRECTOR, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is incarcerated in state prison and proceeding pro se with a civil rights action 18 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s first amended complaint (“FAC”) is before the undersigned 19 for screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915A.1 (ECF No. 13.) For the reasons set forth below, 20 plaintiff’s FAC fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1). 21 Plaintiff will be given thirty (30) days to file an amended complaint. 22 IN FORMA PAUPERIS 23 Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed without paying the full filing fee for this action, 24 under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 3.) Plaintiff has submitted a declaration showing that he 25 cannot afford to pay the entire filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Accordingly, plaintiff’s 26 motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. …