Cooper

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GARRISON FICKENWORTH, Case No. 2:23-cv-00412-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER v. JIM COOPER, et al., Defendants. 16 17 18 19 20 Plaintiff brings this section 1983 case against various defendants employed at the Sacramento County Jail. ECF No. 19. For the reasons stated below, the complaint cannot proceed as currently articulated. I will grant plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2. 25 26 27 28 Screening Order I. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen a prisoner’s complaint that seeks relief against a governmental entity, officer, or employee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any portion of the complaint that is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915A(b)(1), (2). A…