What is the test for dismissing a complaint of a pro se plaintiff?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from McDaniel v. News, No. 2:17-cv-0683 MCE DB PS (E.D. Cal. 2017):

However, when evaluating the failure to state a claim, the complaint of a pro se plaintiff may be dismissed "only where 'it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of his claim which would entitle him to relief.'" Franklin v. Murphy, 745 F.2d 1221,

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