(PS) Singh v. Smith

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAGHVENDRA SINGH, No. 2:24-cv-02392-DC-SCR Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS SUSAN K. SMITH et al, Defendants. 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. Upon screening the Complaint, however, the Court finds Plaintiff failed to state a claim over which this Court has jurisdiction. As explained below, the Complaint should be dismissed without leave to amend. 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 the person is unable to pay such fees or give…