(PS) Ullou v. A. Teichert & Son, Inc

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ABEL ULLOU, No. 2:24-cv-3172-DAD-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER A. TEICHERT & SON, INC., Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this action, which was accordingly referred to the undersigned. ECF No. 1. Plaintiff has filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) and submitted the affidavit required by that statute. ECF No. 2; see 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). The motion to proceed IFP, ECF No. 2, will be granted. However, in screening Plaintiff’s Complaint, as required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2), the Court concludes that the Complaint fails to state a claim. As explained below, Plaintiff should be granted leave to amend his claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. I. LEGAL STANDARD A court may authorize a person to proceed in an action without prepayment of fees if that person “submits an affidavit that includes a statement of all assets…that…