(PS) Douglas v. Warner Brothers Films

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AN JON MARQUIS DOUGLAS, No. 2:23-cv-02320-TLN-CKD (PS) Plaintiffs, 13 v. ORDER

WARNER BROTHERS FILM,

15 Defendant

17 Plaintiff, An Jon Marquis Douglas, proceeds without counsel and seeks relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter is referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302(c)(21) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636. Plaintiff’s complaint (ECF No. 1) is before the court for screening. Plaintiff also requests to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff’s application makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915, so the request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. For the reasons set forth below, the complaint fails to state a claim, but plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended complaint. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the court must screen every in forma pauperis proceeding, and must order dismissal of the case if it is “frivolous or malicious,” “fails to state a claim on which relief may be…