(PS) Mehl v. Countrywide Bank, NA

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GAVIN MEHL,, No. 2:19-CV-01005-TLN-CKD PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER COUNTRYWIDE BANK, NA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is pro se and proceeding in this action in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. This action was referred to this court by Local Rule 302(c)(21). The federal in forma pauperis statute authorizes 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). A claim is legally frivolous when it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in fact. Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989); Franklin v. Murphy, 745 F.2d 1221, 1227–28 (9th Cir. 1984). The court may, therefore, dismiss a claim as frivolous where it is based on an indisputably meritless legal theory or where the factual contentions are clearly baseless. …