(PC) Davis v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MAURICE DARONTE DAVIS, No. 2:23-cv-00060-CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER JEFF LYNCH, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel. Plaintiff seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and is proceeding in forma pauperis. This proceeding was referred to this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 302. Before the court could screen plaintiff’s complaint that was docketed on January 11, 2023, he filed a first amended complaint. See ECF Nos. 1, 5. Since the amended complaint supersedes the original complaint, the court will proceed to screen plaintiff’s first amended complaint. Plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Accordingly, his motion to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. Plaintiff is required to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(b)(1). By this order,…