Nguyen
(PS) Nguyen v. Nguyen
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 QUOC H. NGUYEN, No. 2:24-cv-03424-TLN-CKD (PS) Plaintiffs, 13 v. ORDER
HUNG Q. NGUYEN,
15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, Quoc H. Nguyen, proceeds without counsel1 and initiated this case with a complaint that is before the court for screening. Plaintiff also requests to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915, and the request is granted. However, the complaint fails to establish the court’s jurisdiction and fails to state a claim. Plaintiff is granted leave to file an amended complaint. 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…