Chen
(PS) Newson v. Chen
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES NEWSON, No. 2:24-cv-00558-DAD-AC (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS AND DISMISSING
NAN CHEN, Chief Financial Officer of PLAINTIFF’S SECOND AMENDED California State Disbursement Unit, COMPLAINT 15 Defendant. (Doc. Nos. 7, 9) 16 Plaintiff James Newson, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, initiated this civil action on February 22, 2024. (Doc. No. 1.) The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On October 25, 2024, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that plaintiff’s second amended complaint (“SAC”) (Doc. No. 6) be dismissed for failure to state a claim. (Doc. No. 7.) In the pending findings and recommendations, the magistrate judge noted that plaintiff’s SAC, “like plaintiff’s first two complaints, is brief and contains very few factual allegations.” (Id. at 3.) The…