Epperson
Epperson v. Foreign Ministry Affairs
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 CHRIS EPPERSON, CASE NO. 1:21-cv-00785-DAD-SKO
Plaintiff, FIRST SCREENING ORDER
GRANTING PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO
FILE AMENDED COMPLAINT v.
(Doc. 1) FOREIGN MINISTRY AFFAIRS, et al., THIRTY DAY DEADLINE Defendants.
15 Chris Epperson (“Plaintiff”) is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action. Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s complaint, filed on May 14, 2021. (Doc. 1.) I. LEGAL STANDARD In cases where the plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, the Court is required to screen each case and shall dismiss the case at any time if the Court determines that the allegation of poverty is untrue, or that the action or appeal is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). See also Calhoun v. Stahl,…