Bernal
(PS) Isamade v. Bernal
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHIJIOKE ISAMADE, No. 2:22-cv-0334-JAM-CKD PS Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND
ELEXIS BERNAL, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO
DISMISS WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND
15 Defendant.
17 This action was referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff’s pro se complaint filed on February 22, 2022 (ECF No. 1) is before the court for screening. Plaintiff Chijioke Isamade filed an application in support of his request to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff’s application makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The motion to proceed in forma pauperis 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 28 …