(PC) Gay v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODERICK GAY, No. 2:20-cv-1276 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER STATE OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant. 16 I. Introduction Plaintiff Roderick Gay is a Sacramento County prisoner currently incarcerated at Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center. Plaintiff proceeds pro se with a request to proceed in forma pauperis and a putative civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action is referred to the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302(c). For the reasons that follow, the undersigned grants plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis and dismisses the complaint with leave to amend. II. In Forma Pauperis Application Plaintiff has submitted an affidavit and prison trust account statement that make the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See ECF No. 2. Accordingly, plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis will be…