Mnuchin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUAN CALDERON, No. 2:21-cv-0358 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER STEVEN MNUCHIN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se wit a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that he has not received him economic impact payment (“EIP”) pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (The “CARES Act”), Pub. L. No. 116-136, 134 Stat. 281 (2020), in violation of his rights under the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2), his motion to amend (ECF No. 9), and his amended complaint for screening (ECF No. 10). For the reasons set forth below, the court will grant the motion to proceed in forma pauperis, grant the motion to amend, and dismiss the complaint with leave to amend. IN FORMA PAUPERIS Plaintiff has submitted a declaration…