(PC) Hill v. Sacramento County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 CYMEYON HILL, No. 2:20-cv-0816 KJM AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SACRAMENTO COUNTY, Defendant. 15 Plaintiff, a civilly committed individual proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. By order filed April 30, 2020, the undersigned screened the original complaint, found it did not state a claim for relief, and gave plaintiff an opportunity to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 5. Plaintiff has now filed a first amended complaint. ECF No. 8. I. Statutory Screening The federal in forma pauperis statute authorizes federal courts to dismiss a case if the action “(i) is frivolous or malicious; (ii) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or (iii) seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). “Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a)(2) requires only ‘a short and plain statement of the claim showing…