Meniooh
Meniooh v. Humboldt County
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA EUREKA DIVISION 7 RAHTAH MENIOOH, Case No. 20-cv-05634-RMI
Plaintiff,
ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE
v. TO AMEND
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 1 Defendants.
13 Now pending before the court is Plaintiff’s conditionally filed complaint and his recently granted request to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) (dkt. 2). As mentioned in the court’s previous order granting Plaintiff IFP status (dkt. 6), the court must screen his complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) due to the granting of his request to proceed IFP. See Calhoun v. Stahl, 254 F.3d 845, 845 (9th Cir. 2002) (per curiam) (holding that § 1915(e)(2)(B)’s screening requirements also apply to non-prisoners proceeding or seeking to proceed IFP). SCREENING STANDARDS Pursuant to this statutorily mandated screening process, the court must dismiss a complaint or claim that is frivolous, malicious, fails to…