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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CARINA CONERLY, et al., No. 2:21-cv-1618 WBS DB PS Plaintiffs, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS YEE YANG, et al. Defendants. 16 Plaintiffs Carina Conerly and M.T. are proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Pending before the court are plaintiffs’ amended complaint, ex parte application for an emergency order, and plaintiff Carina Conerly’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF Nos. 2, 4-5.) The amended complaint concerns allegations related to a child custody dispute involving plaintiffs and defendant Sharif Roldan Tarpin. The court is required to screen complaints brought by parties proceeding in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2); see also Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1129 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc). Here, plaintiffs’ amended complaint is deficient. Accordingly, for the reasons stated…