(PS) Parker v. J.P. Morgan Chase

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

8 9 AKIKA PARKER, No. 2:20-cv-1160-JAM-CKD PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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J.P. MORGAN CHASE, Defendant. 15 Plaintiff, who is representing herself in this action, has requested leave to proceed in 16 forma pauperis (“IFP”). See 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (authorizing the commencement of an action 17 “without prepayment of fees or security” by a person who is unable to pay such fees). Plaintiff’s 18 affidavit makes the required showing, and so plaintiff’s request to proceed IFP is granted. 19 Granting a plaintiff IFP status does not complete the required inquiry, however. The 20 federal IFP statute requires federal courts to dismiss a case if the action is legally “frivolous or 21 malicious,” fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from 22 a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). 23 The Complaint & Plaintiff’s Earlier Ongoing Lawsuit 24 In March 2020, plaintiff was granted leave to proceed IFP in her earlier…