Clingman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRUCE MILES BENTON, Case No. 2:22-cv-02275-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. SCREENING ORDER CLINGMAN, Defendants. ECF No. 28 16 17 18 19 20 Plaintiff, an inmate at the El Dorado County Jail, alleges that defendants violated his rights by instituting a policy of harming inmates by using remotely operated security doors to allow their enemies to attack them. ECF No. 28 at 3. The complaint is sufficient to state claims against El Dorado County and defendant Clingman. Screening Order I. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen the complaint of any claimant seeking permission to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). The court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any portion of the complaint that is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such 3…