Khaliq Abdul As Salaam v. United States of America, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KHALIQ ABDUL AS SALAAM, No. 2:25-cv-2919-DC-CKD (PS) Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff proceeds without counsel1 and seeks to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff’s declaration in support of the request to proceed in forma pauperis makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and is granted. However, the complaint fails to state a claim and must be dismissed. Plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended complaint within 30 days of the date of this order. 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 Because plaintiff proceeds without counsel, this…