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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 QUOC H. NGUYEN, No. 2:24-cv-2239-DJC-CKD (PS) Plaintiffs, 13 v. ORDER

FRANK,

15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff, Quoc H. Nguyen, proceeds without counsel and has filed a first amended complaint which is before the court for screening.1 The amended complaint fails to establish the court’s jurisdiction and fails to state a claim. The amended complaint must be dismissed, but plaintiff is granted another opportunity to amend. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the court must screen every in forma pauperis proceeding, and must order dismissal of 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 immune from such relief.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B); Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 27 1 Because plaintiff proceeds without counsel, this action is referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302(c)(21) pursuant to 28…