Lewis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

8 9 DEANDRE LEWIS, Case No. 1:21-cv-01653-NONE-EPG 10 Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER 11 v. ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO: 12 IRS, et al., (1) FILE A FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT; 13 Defendants. (2) NOTIFY THE COURT THAT HE WISHES TO PROCEED ONLY ON HIS CLAIMS

REGARDING FAILURE TO RECEIVE

ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENTS; OR (3) NOTIFY THE COURT THAT HE WISHES

TO STAND ON HIS COMPLAINT

17 (ECF No. 1)

THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE

20 Plaintiff Deandre Lewis is a state inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil action. Plaintiff filed his complaint on November 15, 2021. (ECF No. 1). The complaint is now before this Court for screening. For the reasons given below, the Court finds that Plaintiff’s claims against the IRS and the 25 Department of Treasury1 regarding his failure to receive economic impact payments should 26 proceed past screening. The Court concludes that the complaint does not state…