(PC) Miles v. Sutter County Sherriff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GEORGIA MILES, No. 2:23-cv-01613 TLN DB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SUTTER COUNTY SHERIFF, et al., Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, Georgia Miles, proceeds without counsel and seeks relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff’s complaint is before the court for screening. (ECF No. 1.) The complaint’s allegations do not state a claim. Because it clearly appears leave to amend would be futile, the undersigned recommends the complaint be dismissed without leave to amend. I. In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff seeks to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2, 8.) “A district court may deny leave to proceed in forma pauperis at the outset if it appears from the face of the proposed complaint that the action is frivolous or without merit.” Tripati v. First Nat’l Bank & Tr., 821 F.2d 1368, 1370 (9th Cir. 1987). On this…