(PC) Leader v. County of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PROMISE LEADER, No. 2:20-cv-1086-JAM-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a pretrial detainee at the Rio Cosumnes Correctional Center, proceeds without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In addition to filing a complaint (ECF No. 1), he has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2). For the reasons stated hereafter, his application to proceed in forma pauperis is granted and the complaint is dismissed with leave to amend. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis The court has reviewed plaintiff’s application and finds that it makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Accordingly, plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. ///// ///// ///// Screening I. Legal Standards Pursuant to § 1915(e)(2), the court must dismiss…