Vladimir Korostelev v. California Department of Motor Vehicles.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 VLADIMIR KOROSTELEV, No. 2:25-cv-1831-DAD-CKD (PS) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

15 MOTOR VEHICLES., 16 Defendant.

17 18 Plaintiff Vladimir Korostelev proceeds without counsel1 and alleges he was denied a full- 19 term California driver’s license in violation of the REAL ID Act and his rights under the 20 Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma 21 pauperis makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and is granted. However, the 22 complaint must be dismissed because the only named defendant is immune from suit and because 23 the allegations fail to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Plaintiff is granted leave to 24 file an amended complaint within 30 days of the date of this order. 25 ///// 26 ///// 27 1 Because plaintiff proceeds without counsel, this action is referred to the undersigned by Local 28 Rule 302(c)(21) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636. 1 I. Screening…