(PS) Johnson v. U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN B. JOHNSON, No. 2:21–cv–0959–JAM–CKD PS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IFP REQUEST AND

GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND

v. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.) UNITED STATES (FBI), Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is representing himself in this action and seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF Nos. 1-2.) Plaintiff’s application in support of the IFP request makes the required financial showing. Accordingly, the court grants plaintiff’s IFP request. The determination that a plaintiff may proceed IFP does not complete the required inquiry, however. Pursuant to the IFP statute, federal courts must screen IFP complaints and dismiss the case 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. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B); Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc) (“[S]ection 1915(e) not only permits…