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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARMANDO RODRIGUEZ, No. 2:25-cv-0817 DJC AC PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER and PATRICK J POWELL, FRANK FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS GAYALDO, and 209 TIMES, 15 Defendants. 16 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 has filed a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) and submitted the affidavit required by that statute. ECF No. 2; See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). The motion to proceed IFP will therefore be granted. Plaintiff also filed a motion for temporary restraining order. ECF No. 3. 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 seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). 28…