(PC) Branson v. Trinity County Sheriff's Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 KIP BRANSON, No. 2:19-cv-2452 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER TRINITY COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, et al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 I. Introduction Plaintiff Kip Branson is a state prisoner currently incarcerated at Valley State Prison under the authority of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Plaintiff proceeds pro se with a civil rights complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and a request to proceed in forma pauperis. This case was transferred to this court from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California in December 2019. 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 court grants plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis, declines to direct service of plaintiff’s original complaint, and accords plaintiff leave to file a First Amended…