Demetrio A. Quintero II v. Merced Unified School District

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DEMETRIO A. QUINTERO, Case No. 1:20-cv-01439-NONE-BAM

Plaintiff,

SCREENING ORDER GRANTING

v. PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO AMEND MERCED UNIFIED SCHOOL (Doc. No. 1) DISTRICT, et al and DOES 1 to 8, THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE Defendants.

13 Plaintiff Demetrio A. Quintero, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed the instant 14 action on October 9, 2020. (Doc. No. 1.)

I. Screening Requirement and Standard

16 The Court screens complaints brought by persons proceeding pro se and in forma 17 pauperis. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Plaintiff’s complaint, or any portion thereof, is subject to 18 dismissal if it is frivolous or malicious, if it fails to state a claim upon which relief may be 19 granted, or if it seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 20 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii). 21 A complaint must contain “a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief ...” Fed. R. Civ. P.…