Gettings

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JIMMY GETTINGS, No. 2:21-cv-1139 JAM DB PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTY OF SHASTA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Jimmy Gettings is 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 plaintiff’s complaint, motion to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, and motion to expedite. (ECF Nos. 1-3.) The complaint concerns allegations related to plaintiff’s arrest and prosecution by the defendants in the summer of 2019. 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 banc). I. Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis application makes the financial showing required by 28 U.S.C. §…