(PC) Kononov v. Sacramento Count/City Main Jail

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VITALY KONONOV, No. 2:20-cv-1110-DB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER SACRAMENTO COUNTY MAIN JAIL, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a former state prisoner proceeding pro se seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis and has submitted a declaration showing that he is unable to pay the court fees. Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. The court is required to screen complaints brought by individuals seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the plaintiff has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1), (2). A claim is legally…