(PC) Rost v. Kings County Jail

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEVIN WILLIAM ROST, JR., CASE NO. 1:20-cv-0227 JLT (PC)

Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE (Doc. 1) v.

FOURTEEN-DAY DEADLINE

KINGS COUNTY JAIL, et al.,

15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff has filed a complaint asserting constitutional claims against governmental employees and/or entities. (Doc. 1.) Generally, the Court is required to screen such complaints (28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a)) and dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2); 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) [“Notwithstanding any filing fee, or any portion thereof, that may have been paid, the court shall dismiss the case at any time if the court determines that . . . the action or appeal . . . fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted.”] I. Pleading Standard …