Smith v. City of Fresno

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CANDACE SMITH, ) Case No.: 1:25-cv-0420 JLT BAM ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING IN FULL THE FINDINGS ) AND RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING THE v. ) ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE, AND ) DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO CLOSE CITY OF FRESNO, et al., ) THE CASE ) Defendants. ) (Doc. 4) )

Candace Smith seeks to hold several the defendants—including the City of Fresno, Naomi Chavez, Hedi Briggs, and the FAX Bus System—liable for “refusal to pay doctor bills [and] injury compensation” following an “attempted bus crash” while Plaintiff was a passenger. (Doc. 1 at 4.) Because Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, the magistrate judge screened Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). (Doc. 4.) The magistrate judge observed that Plaintiff indicated the basis of the Court’s jurisdiction was “federal question,” but found “Plaintiff does not allege any violation arising under the Constitution, laws, or…