(PS) Blackshire v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PATRICK BLACKSHIRE, Case No. 2:23-cv-00531-KJM-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER AND GRANTING
PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO PROCEED IN
v. FORMA PAUPERIS AND DENYING
PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS FOR
THE HAUGE, et al., RETRIBUTION AND FOR A COURT
ORDER DIRECTING SERVICE
Defendants. ECF Nos. 1, 2, 3, & 4
17 Plaintiff has filed a complaint against over thirty defendants, together with an application to proceed in forma pauperis. His complaint, however, fails to state a claim. I will give plaintiff a chance to amend his complaint before recommending dismissal. I will grant plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, which makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(a)(1) and (2), and I will deny plaintiff’s motions for retribution and to direct service. Screening and Pleading Requirements A complaint must contain a short and plain statement that plaintiff is entitled…