§ 1915A. — Screening.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 28USC1915A]
TITLE 28--JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART V--PROCEDURE
CHAPTER 123--FEES AND COSTS
Sec. 1915A. Screening
(a) Screening.--The court shall review, before docketing, if
feasible or, in any event, as soon as practicable after docketing, a
complaint in a civil action in which a prisoner seeks redress from a
governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity.
(b) Grounds for Dismissal.--On review, the court shall identify
cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any portion of the
complaint, if the complaint--
(1) is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon
which relief may be granted; or
(2) seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from
such relief.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``prisoner''
means any person incarcerated or detained in any facility who is accused
of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for,
violations of criminal law or the terms and conditions of parole,
probation, pretrial release, or diversionary program.
(Added Pub. L. 104-134, title I, Sec. 101[(a)] [title VIII,
Sec. 805(a)], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321, 1321-75; renumbered title
I, Pub. L. 104-140, Sec. 1(a), May 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 1327.)
