Yang

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AARON KINER, No. 2:19-cv-2178-WBS-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER D. YANG, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a pre-trial detainee proceeding without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 who seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2. Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis Plaintiff’s application and trust fund statement (ECF No. 4) make the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Accordingly, plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. Screening I. Legal Standards Pursuant to § 1915(e)(2), the court must dismiss the case at any time if it determines 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. Although pro se pleadings are liberally construed, see Haines…