Witbeck

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 SHANNON O. MURPHY, Sr., No. 2:25-cv-00506-DAD-SCR Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS STACY WITBECK, Defendant. 15 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this action, which was referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On February 12, 2025, Plaintiff filed a complaint and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). ECF Nos. 1 and 2. On March 7, 2025, this Court screened the complaint per the screening process required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2), and found the complaint was deficient in that it did not comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8. ECF No. 4. The complaint did not contain a short and plain statement setting forth the basis for federal jurisdiction or showing Plaintiff’s entitlement to relief. ECF No. 4 at 3-4. The Court’s order provided in relevant part that Plaintiff shall have 30 days to file an amended complaint, and such amended complaint “must…