(PC) Plett v. Religious Committee

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MIKEL PLETT, Case No. 2:23-cv-00683-DJC-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER v. RELIGIOUS COMMITTEE, Defendant. 16 17 18 19 20 Plaintiff brings this section 1983 case against the religious committee at California state Prison-Sacramento. ECF No. 1 at 3. 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.

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),…