(PC) Witt v. Trinity Feeding

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY JAMAL WITT, No. 2:21-cv-2229 CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER TRINITY FEEDING, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and seeking relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against employees of the Solano County Jail. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis. As plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), his request will be granted. At the time plaintiff filed his complaint, plaintiff was a Solano County Jail inmate. 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 malicious,” that fail to state a…