Forester

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FORREST KENDRID, No. 2:18-cv-0112-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER B. FORESTER, et al. Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After dismissal of the original complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, he has filed an amended complaint (ECF No. 14) which must be screened. Screening Standards The court is required to screen plaintiff's complaint and dismiss the case, in whole or in part, if the court determines it fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). A complaint must contain “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief. . . .” Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). Detailed factual allegations are not required, but “[t]hreadbare recitals of the elements of a cause of action, supported by mere conclusory…