Kahn
Tiffany Harrison Shabazz v. Debra Kahn, et al.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TIFFANY HARRISON SHABAZZ, Case No. 2:25-cv-02813-TLN-CSK PS 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER GRANTING IFP REQUEST AND
GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND
14 DEBRA KAHN, et al., (ECF Nos. 1, 3) 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Tiffany Harrison Shabazz is representing herself in this action and seeks 17 leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.1 (ECF No. 3.) 18 Plaintiff’s application in support of the IFP request makes the required financial showing. 19 Accordingly, the Court grants Plaintiff’s IFP request. 20
I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT
21 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the court must screen every in forma pauperis 22 proceeding, and must order dismissal of the case if it is “frivolous or malicious,” “fails to 23 state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief against a 24 defendant who is immune from such relief.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B); Lopez v. Smith, 25 203 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 (2000) (en banc). A claim is legally frivolous when it lacks an 26…