Newsom
(PC) Brooks v. Newsom
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIE LEE BROOKS, II, No. 2:23-cv-0481 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER GAVEN NEWSOM, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that his rights were violated during a 2022 parole hearing. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motions to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF Nos. 2, 7.), request that the court screen the amended complaint (ECF No. 8), and his amended complaint (ECF No. 6) for screening. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned will grant the motions to proceed in forma pauperis, grant the request to screen the first amended complaint, and dismiss the complaint with leave to amend. IN FORMA PAUPERS Plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). (ECF Nos. 2, 7.) Accordingly, the requests to proceed in forma pauperis will be 27 …