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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 SURESH ESWARAN, Case No. 2:25-cv-1003-TLN-JDP (PS) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, proceeding without counsel, brings this action against defendants California 18 Governor Gavin Newsom, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and the 19 Secretary of CDCR.1 His complaint cannot proceed as articulated. I will dismiss the complaint 20 and give plaintiff a chance to amend his complaint before recommending dismissal of the case. I 21 will also grant plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, which makes the 22 showing required by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(a)(1) and (2). 23 Screening and Pleading Requirements 24 A federal court must screen the complaint of any claimant seeking permission to proceed 25 in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). The court must identify any cognizable claims and 26 dismiss any portion of the complaint that is frivolous or…