Bernal
Bernal v. United States Postal Service
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
BARBARA BERNAL, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-0829 - AWI JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO ) PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS v. ) (Doc. 2) ) UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, et al., ) ORDER DISMISSING THE COMPLAINT WITH Defendants. ) LEAVE TO AMEND ) )
Barbara Bernal is an employee of the United States Postal Service, and asserts she has suffered sex discrimination, age discrimination, retaliation, and intentional infliction of emotional distress in the course of her employment. In addition, she seeks to hold the defendants and unidentified individuals liable for failure to prevent discrimination. (See generally Doc. 1) For the reasons set forth below, Plaintiff’s complaint is DISMISSED with leave to amend. I. Proceeding in forma pauperis The Court may authorize the commencement of an action without prepayment of fees “by a person who submits an affidavit that…