Ogboona

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CARL FOUST, No. 2:20-cv-2229-JAM-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER A. OGBOONA, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. For the reasons stated hereafter, plaintiff’s application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted but his complaint (filed and partially re-filed at ECF Nos. 14, 15, 18 at 11, and 25), must be dismissed with leave to amend. Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis The court has reviewed plaintiff’s application and finds that it makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) and (2). Accordingly, by separate order, the court directs the agency having custody of plaintiff to collect and forward the appropriate monthly payments for the filing fee as set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) and (2). Screening Standards Federal courts must engage in a preliminary…