Zaman
(PS) Peden v. Zaman
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WESLEY ELVIS PEDEN, Case No. 2:23-cv-02267-KJM-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, ORDER v. SCREENING PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT
AND GRANTING HIS APPLICATION TO
TARIQ ZAMAN, PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS Defendant. ECF Nos. 1 & 2 AMENDED COMPLAINT DUE WITH
THIRTY DAYS
17 18 Plaintiff Wesley Elvis Peden brings this civil action against defendant Tariq Zaman. His complaint, however, fails to state a claim. I will dismiss it with leave to amend. I will grant plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, which makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(a)(1) and (2). Screening and Pleading Requirements A complaint must contain a short and plain statement that plaintiff is entitled to relief, Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2), and provide “enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face,” Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570…