(PS) Chamberlain v. Federal Election Commission

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN, No. 2:24-cv-00966-DAD-CKD (PS) Plaintiffs, 13 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DISMISSING

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED

COMPLAINT Defendant.

17 Plaintiff, William Chamberlain, proceeds without counsel and has filed a first amended complaint (“FAC”) which is before the court for screening.1 The amended complaint fails to establish the court’s jurisdiction and fails to state a claim. The amended complaint should be dismissed without leave to amend for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state a claim. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the court must screen every in forma pauperis proceeding, and must order dismissal of the case if it is “frivolous or malicious,” “fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is 27…