(PC) Buckner v. Sacramento Police Dept.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARRELL ONEIL BUCKNER, No. 2:23-cv-01723-TLN-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER SACRAMENTO POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a county jail inmate proceeding without counsel, commenced this action on August 14, 2023. ECF No. 1. On September 5, 2023, plaintiff filed a second complaint, which the court construes as an amended complaint superseding the original complaint. ECF No. 7. Plaintiff has also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and a request for the appointment of counsel. ECF Nos. 8 & 9. The court will grant the in forma pauperis application and screen the amended complaint. For the reasons set forth below, the request to appoint counsel will be denied. Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff’s application makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) and (2). Accordingly, by separate order, the court directs the agency having custody…