BASTON v. HOLCOMB

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS DIVISION ROBERT P. BASTON, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) No. 1:20-cv-00283-TWP-MPB ) ERIC J. HOLCOMB, ) ) Defendant. ) Entry Dismissing Complaint and Directing Plaintiff to Show Cause Plaintiff Robert Baston asserts a claim under

42 U.S.C. § 1983

and has paid the full filing fee. District courts have an obligation under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) to screen complaints before service on the defendants and must dismiss the complaint if it is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim for relief, or seeks monetary relief against a…