(PS) Grill v. United States of America

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES S. GRILL, No. 2:20-cv-641-TLN-JDP PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

THE UNITED STATES, and the U.S.D.A.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE,

FOREST SERVICE, and Does 1-20, Defendants. 17 Plaintiff seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915.1 His declaration makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. §1915(a)(1) and (2). See ECF No. 2. Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperisis granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Determining that plaintiff may proceed in forma pauperis does not complete the required inquiry. Pursuant to § 1915(e)(2), the court must dismiss the caseat any time if it determines 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. As discussed below, plaintiff’s complaint potentially states a cognizable claim under…