(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. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ELK GROVE SELF HELP HOUSING

EMPLOYEES, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis. A second amended complaint filed on April 25, 2022, is before the court for screening. This matter is referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302(c)(21). See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(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. Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989).…