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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PEGGY LOPEZ, No. 2:24-cv-0570-DAD-CKD (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER GRANTING IFP REQUEST AND

GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND

STEPHEN CHEW MD, (ECF No. 2.) Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Peggy Lopez (“Plaintiff”), who proceeds without counsel in this action, requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”).1 (ECF No. 2.) See 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (authorizing the commencement of an action “without prepayment of fees or security” by a person who is unable to pay such fees). Plaintiff’s affidavit makes the required financial showing, so Plaintiff’s request is granted. However, the determination that a plaintiff may proceed without payment of fees does not complete the inquiry. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the Court must screen every in forma pauperis proceeding and must dismiss the case if it is “frivolous or malicious,” “fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is 26…