(PC) Ramsom v. Sacramento Police Dept.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DONSHEA LAVON RANSOM, Case No. 2:23-cv-00638-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER v. SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., 15 Defendants.
17 18 19 20 Plaintiff brings this section 1983 case against the Sacramento County Police Department and two of its officers. ECF No. 1 at 4. For the reasons stated below, the complaint cannot proceed as currently articulated. Additionally, I will grant plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 5.
26 27 28 Screening Order I. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen the complaint of any claimant seeking permission to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). 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. Id. A complaint must…