Powers
(PS) Johnson v. Powers
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LEROY SUNDERLAND JOHNSON, No. 2:21-cv-02135-KJM-CKD PS Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND 14 KATHLEEN SUE POWERS, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
DISMISS
15 Defendants. 16 This action was referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302(c)(21) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636. Plaintiff’s pro se complaint filed on November 18, 2021 (ECF No. 1) is before the court for screening. Plaintiff requests to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff’s application makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The request will be granted. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the court must screen every in forma pauperis proceeding, and must order dismissal of the case if it is “frivolous or malicious,” “fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B); Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 (2000). A claim is…