(PS) Singh v. IRS

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAGHVENDRA SINGH, No. 2:24-cv-2162 DJC AC PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE and

DAVID PALMER,

15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was accordingly referred to the undersigned by E.D. Cal. 302(c)(21). Plaintiff previously filed a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”), and that request was granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1); ECF No. 3. Pursuant to the screening process associated with IFP status, described below, plaintiff’s initial complaint was rejected with leave to amend. ECF No. 3. Plaintiff timely filed an amended complaint (ECF No. 4) which is now before the undersigned for screening. I. SCREENING A. Legal Standard The federal IFP statute requires federal courts to dismiss a case if the action is legally “frivolous or malicious,” fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted or…