(PC) Armstrong v. Plumas County of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERIC ANTHONY ARMSTRONG, No. 2:21-cv-1881-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER PLUMAS COUNTY OF CALIFORNIA, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a county jail inmate proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He commenced this action on October 12, 2021 by filing a civil rights complaint. ECF No. 1. In addition to the complaint, he has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 16. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff’s application makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) and (2). Accordingly, by separate order, the court directs the agency having custody of plaintiff to collect and forward the appropriate monthly payments for the filing fee as set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) and (2). Screening Order Federal courts must engage in a preliminary screening of cases in which prisoners seek redress from a…