(PS) Liang v. Stockton Police Dept.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KUANGHUEI LIANG, et al., No. 2:20-cv-2520 TLN DB PS Plaintiffs, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS STOCKTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., 15 Defendants. 17 Plaintiffs Kuanghuei Lang, Lijun Zhang, and Wen Sun are proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Pending before the court are plaintiffs’ amended complaint, motions to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, and motion for leave to file a second amended complaint. (ECF Nos. 2, 4-8.) The allegations found in the amended complaint concern a dispute between plaintiffs and a neighbor, and the criminal and civil state court proceedings related to the parties’ dispute. The court is required to screen complaints brought by parties proceeding in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2); see also Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1129 (9th Cir. 2000) (en…