(PS) Emerson v. Mitchell

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KATHLEEN EMERSON, et al., No. 2:19-cv-1529 TLN DB PS Plaintiffs, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS KRISTA MITCHELL, Defendant. 16 On August 9, 2019, defendant Krista Mitchell filed a notice of removal of this action, Yolo County Superior Court Case No. PT19-1466, from the Yolo County Superior Court, along with a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF Nos. 1 & 2.) Defendant is proceeding in this action pro se. Accordingly, the matter was referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The court is required to screen complaints brought by parties proceeding in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2); see also Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1129 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc). Here, defendant previously removed Yolo County Superior Court Case No. PT18-696, to this court on August 13, 2018. See Emerson v. Mitchell, No. 2:18-cv-2200 TLN DB PS. In that action, the undersigned…