Dimaonno
Lanie Williams v. E. Dimaanno, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LANIE WILLIAMS, Case No. 2:25-cv-02479-DJC-CSK Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING IFP REQUEST AND
GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND
E. DIMAANNO, et al., (ECF Nos. 1, 2) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Lanie Williams, a former prisoner, is representing himself in this action and seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.1 (ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff’s application in support of the IFP request makes the required financial showing. Accordingly, the Court grants Plaintiff’s IFP request. 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 (2000) (en banc). A claim is legally…