(PS) Smith v. City of Stockton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TERESA Y. SMITH, Case No. 2:22-cv-00408-DAD-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER CITY OF STOCKTON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Teresa Smith filed a complaint against the City of Stockton, Stockton Police Department, San Joaquin County Sheriff, California Highway Patrol, and several law enforcement officers. Her complaint, however, fails to state a claim. I will give plaintiff a chance to amend her complaint before recommending dismissal. I will grant her application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, which makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(a)(1) and (2), and her request for ruling on her in forma pauperis application, ECF No. 6. Screening and Pleading Requirements A complaint must contain a short and plain statement that plaintiff is entitled to relief, Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2), and provide “enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face,” Bell Atl.…