DeJoy

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MEIKO S. PATTON, Case No. 2:23-cv-0048-DJC-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER LOUIS DeJOY, Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, brings this action against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for employment discrimination. Plaintiff’s first amended complaint, however, has failed to state a claim. I will grant plaintiff a final opportunity to amend her complaint before recommending that it be dismissed without leave to amend. Screening and Pleading Requirements A federal court must screen the complaint of any claimant seeking permission to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). The court must identify any cognizable claims and dismiss any portion of the complaint that is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. Id. 28 A complaint must contain a short and plain…