(PS)Valdez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 IVAN VALDEZ, No. 2:21-cv-00615-KJM-CKD PS Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY SUPERIOR (ECF No. 4.) COURT, Defendant. 17 Plaintiff proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis. This matter is referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302(c)(21) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff’s first amended complaint is before the court for screening. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). I. BACKGROUND Plaintiff’s original complaint, filed on April 5, 2021, named the San Joaquin County Superior Court as the sole defendant. The allegations in the original complaint were vague and unclear but included the phrase “double prosecution” and claimed plaintiff was owed money for 22 years of pay at the minimum wage rate. On May 19, 2021, the undersigned screened plaintiff’s original complaint and found it did not state a valid claim for relief. (ECF No. 3.) Plaintiff was advised he cannot proceed…