(PS) Trifu v. Police Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DORU GABRIEL TRIFU, No. 2:23-cv-1993 TLN DB PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Doru Gabriel Trifu is proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Pending before the court are plaintiff’s complaint and motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF Nos. 1 & 2.) The complaint concerns allegations that plaintiff was subjected to unlawful arrest and excessive force by officers of the Folsom Police Department. The court is required to screen complaints brought by parties proceeding in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2); see also Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1129 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc). I. Plaintiff’s Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis application makes the financial showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). However, a…