(PS) Chapa v. Placer County Sheriff's Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALEXANDRA MARIE CHAPA, No. 2:19-cv-01200-JAM-KJN (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER KEVIN BRADY, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Alexandra Chapa, who is proceeding without counsel in this action, requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915,1 which was granted. (ECF Nos. 2, 3.) However, plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed with leave to amend. (ECF No. 3.) Subsequently, plaintiff filed her first amended complaint. (ECF No. 4.) The determination that a plaintiff may proceed in forma pauperis does not complete the required inquiry. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, the court is directed to dismiss the case at any time if it determines that the allegation of poverty is untrue, or if the action is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief against an immune defendant. A claim is legally frivolous when it lacks an arguable basis either in…