Blankenship
Blankenship v. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ARTEMUS BLANKENSHIP, Case No. 1:21-cv-00581-NONE-SAB
Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER GRANTING
PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED
v. COMPLAINT
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, (ECF No. 1)
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE,
THIRTY DAY DEADLINE Defendant.
17 Artemus Blankenship (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this action against the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service on April 7, 2021. (ECF No. 1.) I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that “fail[] to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or that “seek[] monetary…