(PS) Ussery v. Newrez LLC dba Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KIMBERLY USSERY, No. 2:24-03699-DJC-CKD PS Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 NEW REZ, LLC, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 This action was referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff filed an application in support of her request to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff’s application makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915, so the motion to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. Plaintiff’s pro se complaint filed on December 26, 2024, is now before the court for screening. (ECF No. 1.) 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 28 …