Vencil

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JUDE SMITH, Case No. 24-cv-07988-RFL

Plaintiff,

SCREENING ORDER

v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 1, 8 CARRIE VENCIL, et al., Defendants.

Jude Smith, who is proceeding without an attorney, filed this action against Carrie Vencil, Ryan Van Hook, Melissa Sharp and “Husband Marty,” Greg Sharp, Marilyn Smith, Steve Pratt, and Bobbie Angel1 (“Defendants”). (Dkt. No. 1 (“Compl.”) at 2.) The Court granted Smith’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. (Dkt. No. 8.) Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, the Court has reviewed Smith’s initial complaint. The Court concludes that Smith fails to state any cognizable claim, for the reasons stated below. This case was related to Smith v. Vencil, et al., No. 23-cv-05530-RFL, in which Smith brought substantially similar allegations. In its screening order of that complaint issued on December 1, 2023, the Court dismissed the claims with leave to file another amended complaint by February 5, 2024. On December 20, 2023, prior to when the amended complaint was due, Smith filed a new complaint in Smith v. Vencil, et al., No. 23-cv-06548-RFL. In that case, the Court dismissed…