Favis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEPHEN FAVIS, Case No. 2:25-cv-1083-TLN-JDP (PS) Plaintiff, v. ORDER MICHAEL JOSEPH FAVIS, Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff alleges that his brother, Michael Favis, restricted plaintiff’s access to their father’s trust, causing plaintiff to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Since the court lacks jurisdiction, I will dismiss the complaint with leave to amend. I will also grant plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, which makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(a)(1) and (2). Screening and Pleading Requirements A complaint must contain a short and plain statement that plaintiff is entitled to relief, Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2), and provide “enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face,” Bell Atl. Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007). The plausibility standard does not require detailed allegations, but legal conclusions do not suffice. See…