(PS) Peden v. Comcast Communications LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WESLEY ELVIS PEDEN, Case No. 2:22-cv-01551-DAD-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
v. PAUPERIS COMCAST COMMUNICATIONS, LLC, ECF No. 2 et al., SCREENING ORDER THAT PLAINTIFF: Defendants. (1) STAND BY HIS COMPLAINT
SUBJECT TO DISMISSAL, OR
17 (2) FILE AN AMENDED COMPLAINT 18 ECF No. 1
THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE
20 Plaintiff Wesley Peden filed a complaint against Comcast Communications, LLC and Xfinity alleging that defendants attempted to blackmail him into making unnecessary payments. His complaint, however, fails to state a claim. I will give plaintiff a chance to amend his complaint before recommending dismissal. I will also grant his application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, which makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(a)(1) and (2). Screening and Pleading Requirements A…