Barker
Barker v. Washburn
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ANTHONY BARKER, Case No. 1:21-cv-01169-NONE-SAB
Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER GRANTING
PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO FILE AN
v. AMENDED COMPLAINT
WASHBURN, et al., (ECF No. 1)
Defendants. 16 17 18 19 Anthony Barker (“Plaintiff”), a detainee at the Kings County Jail proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this matter, initiated this civil rights action on August 2, 2021. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff alleges claims pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1983 against Defendants Washburn and Josh Chavez (“Defendants”). The complaint is now before this Court for screening. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or…