(PS) Chamberlain v. Federal Election Commission

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 WILLIAM CHAMBERLAIN, No. 2:24-cv-00966-DAD-CKD (PS) 12 Plaintiffs, 13 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND 14 RECOMMENDATIONS DISMISSING

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION, PLAINTIFF’S FIRST AMENDED

15 COMPLAINT Defendant. 16

17 18 Plaintiff, William Chamberlain, proceeds without counsel and has filed a first amended 19 complaint (“FAC”) which is before the court for screening.1 The amended complaint fails to 20 establish the court’s jurisdiction and fails to state a claim. The amended complaint should be 21 dismissed without leave to amend for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and for failure to state a 22 claim. 23 I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT 24 Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the court must screen every in forma pauperis 25 proceeding, and must order dismissal of the case if it is “frivolous or malicious,” “fails to state a 26 claim on which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is 27…