Morgan

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 11 CARL MORGAN, Case No. 1:25-cv-01729-SAB 12 Plaintiff, ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT AND GRANTING LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED v. COMPLAINT 14 LOBEL FINANCIAL CORP., (ECF No. 1) 15 Defendant. THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE 16 On December 4, 2025, Plaintiff Carl Morgan, who is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a complaint against Lobel Financial Corporation. (ECF No. 1.) On December 9, 2025, the Court granted Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 5.) The Court now undertakes screening of the complaint. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The in forma pauperis statute provides that a court shall dismiss a case if, inter alia, the complaint is “frivolous or malicious,” or “fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). A claim is legally frivolous when it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in fact. Neitzke v. Williams,…