Stewart

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RONALD KEMONI PETERSON, Case No. 2:23-cv-00692-DJC-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER v. A.W. STEWART, et al., Defendants. 16 17 18 19 20 Plaintiff brings this section 1983 case against various defendants at California State Prison-Sacramento based on two separate slip-and-falls incidents that left him injured. ECF No. 1 at 4-5. For the reasons 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…