(PS) DeCheri Hafer v. Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DeCHERI HAFER, No. 2: 22-cv-01370-KJM-CKD (PS) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IFP REQUEST BUT

DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITH LEAVE

v. TO AMEND SACRAMENTO HOUSING AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, et al., DENYING TRO 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, who is proceeding without counsel in this action, requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). (ECF Nos. 3, 9.) See 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (authorizing the commencement of an action “without prepayment of fees or security” by a person who is unable to pay such fees). Plaintiff’s affidavit makes the required financial showing, so plaintiff’s request is granted. However, the determination that a plaintiff may proceed without payment of fees does not complete the inquiry. Under the IFP statute, the court must screen the complaint and dismiss any claims that are “frivolous or malicious,” fail to state a claim on which relief may be granted, or seek monetary…