(PS) Gastelum v. Nihal, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FERNANDO GASTELUM, Case No. 2:23-cv-00577-KJM-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, ORDER v. SCREENING THE COMPLAINT AND

DIRECTING SERVICE AND GRANTING

NIHAL, LLC, PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

Defendant. ECF Nos. 1 & 2 16 17 Plaintiff, proceeding without counsel, alleges that defendant Nihal LLC violated his rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act and California’s Unruh and Disabled Persons Acts. The allegations are, for screening purposes, cognizable, and I will direct service on defendant. 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 (2007). The plausibility standard does not require detailed allegations, but legal conclusions…