Deborah A. Booth v. U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEBORAH A. BOOTH, No. 2:25-cv-01266-DJC-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERAN AFFAIRS, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 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). Plaintiff filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) and a declaration, including a statement of income and expenses, averring she is unable to pay the costs of these proceedings. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). The motion to proceed IFP will therefore be granted. However, for the reasons provided below, the Court finds Plaintiff’s complaint is legally deficient and will grant Plaintiff leave to file an amended complaint. 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…