(PS) Bledsoe v. City of Stockton Police Dept.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DONNELL BLEDSOE, No. 2:20-cv-01654-KJM-KJN PS Plaintiff, ORDER and FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

v. (ECF No. 3.) CITY OF STOCKTON POLICE DEPT, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, who is proceeding without counsel in this action, has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff’s application in support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis adequately makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Accordingly, the court grants plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis. A determination that a plaintiff may proceed in forma pauperis does not end the inquiry. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, the court is directed to dismiss the case at any time if it determines that the allegation of poverty is untrue, or if the action is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief against an immune defendant. Here, plaintiff’s complaint fails…