(PS) Whitsitt v. City of Stockton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM J. WHITSITT, No. 2:20-cv-00131 KJM AC PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CITY OF STOCKTON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was accordingly referred to the undersigned by E.D. Cal. 302(c)(21). Plaintiff was previously granted authority to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). ECF No. 3. His initial complaint was rejected with leave to amend. Id. Plaintiff submitted a First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) on April 20, 2020. ECF No. 7. Plaintiff subsequently submitted a motion to amend, asserting that he had submitted the FAC before receiving the order to amend his complaint. ECF No. 8. The motion was granted. ECF No. 9. The Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”), ECF No. 10, is now before the Court for screening. I. LEGAL STANDARD The federal IFP statute requires federal courts to dismiss a case if the…