Wake

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD LOUIS BROWN, No. 2:25-cv-02021-DC-SCR Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RICHARD REES WAKE,

15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this matter, which is referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The Court has screened Plaintiff’s second amended complaint (“SAC”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e) and concludes it fails to state a claim. The Court now recommends this action be dismissed without further leave to amend. I. SCREENING A. Legal Standard The federal IFP statute requires federal courts to dismiss a case if the action is legally “frivolous or malicious,” fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). In reviewing the complaint, the Court is guided by the requirements of the Federal Rules of Civil 28 …