(PC) Haines v. County of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARCUS A. HAINES, No. 2:20-cv-1011-TLN-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et. al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a 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 also 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 but his complaint must be dismissed with leave to amend. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis The court has reviewed the second of plaintiff’s applications (ECF No. 2) 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 §…