(PC) Chavez v. Kings County
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PABLO CHAVEZ, Case No. 1:20-cv-00471-SKO (PC)
Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
v. ACTION SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED
AS DUPLICATIVE
KINGS COUNTY, et al., 21-DAY DEADLINE Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Pablo Chavez is a pretrial detainee proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action. He alleges that he is receiving inadequate medical care for a back injury and related pain. (See Doc. 1.) Plaintiff’s complaint is before the Court for screening. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or an officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if a prisoner or plaintiff proceeding in forma pauperis has raised claims that are frivolous or malicious, fail to state a claim on which relief may be granted, or seek monetary relief from a defendant who…