(PS) Johnson v. U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN B. JOHNSON, No. 2:21–cv–0959–JAM–CKD PS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO AMEND v. (ECF No. 6.) UNITED STATES (FBI), Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, who is representing himself in this action,1 was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, but his initial complaint was found unsuitable for service. (ECF Nos. 1, 3.) The court explained the defects in the initial complaint and granted leave for plaintiff to amend the complaint. That amended complaint is now before the court for re-screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). (ECF No. 6.) Because the amended complaint does not cure the previously identified defects, it is still not suitable for service. However, the court grants plaintiff one more opportunity to amend. SCREENING STANDARD Pursuant to the IFP statute, federal courts must screen IFP complaints and dismiss the case if the action is “frivolous or malicious,” “fails to state a claim on which…