(PC) Koch v. Sacramento County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROLAND THOMAS KOCH, No. 2:23-cv-00701 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SACRAMENTO COUNTY, et al., Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, Roland Thomas Koch, proceeds without counsel and seeks relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter is referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff’s amended complaint filed on November 16, 2023 (ECF No. 8) is before the court for screening. The amended complaint does not state a claim and must be dismissed, but plaintiff is granted another opportunity to amend. I. Screening Requirement Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the court must screen every in forma pauperis proceeding, and must order dismissal of the case if it is “frivolous or malicious,” “fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B); Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 (2000). A…