(PC) Dumont v. CDCR Health Care Tracy

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RALPH E. DUMONT, No. 2:18-cv-0101 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER CDCR HEALTH CARE TRACY, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. I. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). ECF Nos. 2, 16. Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. II. Statutory Screening of Prisoner Complaints The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners1 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 prisoner has raised claims that are

Plaintiff was incarcerated when he initiated this action. 1 …