Rivera

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TOMMY JAY EUGENE JOSEPH REID, No. 2:23-cv-1937 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER RIVERA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a county detainee proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that officers at the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center opened his legal mail outside his presence, denied him proper treatment for HIV, and discriminated against certain inmates. Before the court is plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 7) and his complaint (ECF No. 1) for screening. For the reasons set forth below, the undersigned will grant the motion to proceed in forma pauperis 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 No. 7.) Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. 27 Plaintiff’s first motion to…