Gibson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 TROY ALEXANDER TEMPLE, No. 2:23-cv-00478-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER MICHAEL GIBSON, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He commenced this civil action in the Solano County Superior Court and defendants DiTomas, Osman, Austin, Green, Lal, Santos, Allison, Hurtado, Connor, Scott, Martin, and Davidson (“defendants”) removed it to federal court on March 13, 2023.1 Defendants request that the court screen the complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A and dismiss any claims that are frivolous, malicious, or which fail to state a cognizable claim. ECF No. 1 at 4. As discussed below, removal of this action was proper but the court cannot conduct the required screening of plaintiff’s complaint because plaintiff has not signed it. ///// ///// 26 1 Defendants Allison, Austin, and DiTomas were served on February 9, 2023. ECF No. 1 at 2. …