(PS) Caldwell v. Barr

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEAH CALDWELL, No. 2:19-cv-01357 TLN AC (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

WILLIAM BARR, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was accordingly referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302(c)(21). Plaintiff has filed a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, and has submitted the affidavit required by that statute. ECF Nos. 2, 3; see 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). The motion to proceed IFP will therefore be granted. I. SCREENING The federal IFP statute requires federal courts to dismiss a case if the action is legally “frivolous or malicious,” fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Plaintiff must assist the court in determining whether or not the complaint is…