(PS) Parlante v. American River College

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 JOHN PARLANTE, Case No. 2:20-cv-02268-KJM-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER

v. ORDER DIRECTING SERVICE OF FIRST

AMENDED COMPLAINT AGAINST

AMERICAN RIVER COLLEGE, DEFENDANT AMERICAN RIVER

COLLEGE

Defendant. ECF No. 6 15 16 This matter is before the court for screening. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Plaintiff, John Parlante, is proceeding without counsel and without prepayment of fees in this state torts action brought under 28 U.S.C. § 1332. Plaintiff alleges that he was attacked by a John Doe defendant who was another student at American River College at the time, and that American River College failed to provide a safe environment. Plaintiff states cognizable claims against American River College for negligence and against the Doe defendant for battery. See Regents of Univ. of Cal. v. Superior Court, 4 Cal. 5th 607, 634 (2018) (recognizing that “universities owe a duty to protect students from foreseeable violence…