Slote

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KIMBERLY R. OLSON, No. 2:16-cv-956-KJM-EFB PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS PATRICIA SLOTE, et al., Defendants. 16 The court previously granted plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis, but dismissed her original complaint with leave to amend pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1915(e)(2). ECF No. 4. After receiving an extension of time, plaintiff filed her first amended complaint, which is before the court for screening. ECF Nos. 5-7. As explained below, the first amended complaint suffers from the same deficiencies as plaintiff’s original complaint, and it too must be dismissed for failure to state a claim. As previously explained to plaintiff, although pro se pleadings are liberally construed, see Haines v. Kerner, 404 U.S. 519, 520-21 (1972), a complaint, or portion thereof, should be dismissed for failure to state a claim if it fails to set forth “enough facts to state a claim to relief that is…