(PS) Pendarvis v. Elk Grove Self Help Housing Employees

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SHARON D. PENDARVIS, No. 2:22-cv-0139-KJM-CKD PS Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER

ELK GROVE SELF HELP HOUSING

EMPLOYEES, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis with a first amended complaint naming the Elk Grove Police Department and Sacramento Self Help Housing as defendants. The first amended complaint is before the court for screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e).1 I. SCREENING AND PLEADING STANDARDS 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 legally frivolous when it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in fact.

1 This matter is referred to the…