Akkinola

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CANDACE SMITH, Case No. 1:25-cv-00418-KES-HBK 12 Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER 13 v. MAY 23, 2025 DEADLINE 14 MERCY AYODELE AKKINOLA, et al. 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Candace Smith (“Plaintiff”), who is proceeding pro se, initiated this civil action 18 on April 10, 2025, by filing a form “Complaint for Civil Case.” (Doc. No. 1, “Complaint”). The 19 Court granted Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. (Doc. No. 3). Plaintiff’s 20 Complaint is currently before the Court for screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). 21 Upon review, the Court finds the Complaint does not set forth any basis for federal subject matter 22 jurisdiction and fails to state a cognizable claim for relief. The Court will afford Plaintiff an 23 opportunity to file an amended complaint before recommending this case be dismissed for lack of 24 subject matter jurisdiction. 25 SCREENING REQUIREMENT AND STANDARD 26 Because Plaintiff…