(PC) Hamilton v. California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAMON HAMILTON, No. 2:19-cv-1963-WBS-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER CALIFORNIA, et al. Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a former state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff’s application (and accompanying trust fund account (ECF No. 5)) make the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Accordingly, his 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…