UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MARK K. BOWERS, Case No. 1:23-cv-01483-KES-SAB
Plaintiff, ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT
v. (ECF No. 1)
CITY OF PORTERVILLE, et al., THIRTY DAY DEADLINE Defendants.
I. BACKGROUND Mark K. Bowers (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action, brings twenty-one causes of action against nine Defendants: (1) City of Porterville; (2) Porterville Police Department (“PPD”); (3) Officer Jarid Skiles; (4) Lieutenant Richard Standridge; (5) State of California, Tulare County District Attorney’s Office Porterville Branch; (6) Alexander Cho; (7) Jonathan Juanez; (8) Ariana Luna; and (9) Jesus Luna III. Plaintiff’s complaint is currently before the Court for screening. II. SCREENING REQUIREMENT Because Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, the Court may dismiss a case at any time if the Court…