(PC) Giles v. Sacramento County D. A.'s Office

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTOPHER GILES, No. 2:23-cv-1334 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SACRAMENTO COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a county jail inmate, proceeding pro se. Plaintiff filed a complaint but failed to pay the court’s filing fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis. On August 1, 2023, plaintiff was granted leave to remedy such deficiency; on August 10, 2023, plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis and trust account statement. As set forth below, plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis is deferred pending plaintiff’s election in response to this court order. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). Screening Standards The court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The 26 The court’s filing fee is $350.00 plus a $52.00 administrative…