(PS) Reedy v. State of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUSTIN G. REEDY, No. 2:21-cv-00223-TLN-CKD (PS) Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff proceeds pro se in this civil rights action which was referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302(c)(21). Plaintiff’s first amended complaint is before the court for screening. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). I. PLAINTIFF’S ALLEGATIONS Plaintiff alleges that existing statutes, regulations, policies and procedures for the implementation of the California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program (“CalWORKs”) preclude single fathers from having equal access to public benefits intended for the support and care of dependent children. Plaintiff alleges that the regulatory framework discriminates on the basis of gender and has otherwise violated his rights. The first amended complaint specifies five causes of action, as follows: 1. 28 U.S.C. § 1983: Fourteenth Amendment (Due Process) 2. 28…