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 DOUG TULINO, Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, brings this action against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy for employment discrimination. Plaintiff’s second amended complaint, however, has failed to state a claim. In light of plaintiff’s pro se status, I will permit plaintiff one final opportunity to amend. Should her third amended complaint fail to cure the deficiencies herein noted, I will recommend that the complaint 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 27 1 Defendant DeJoy was automatically substituted for…