(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 & FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

v. (ECF No. 11) UNITED STATES (FBI), Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, who is representing himself in this action, was granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, but his initial and amended complaints were found unsuitable for service. (ECF Nos. 3, 7.) The court granted plaintiff a final opportunity to amend the complaint to state a claim, and plaintiff’s Second Amended Complaint (“SAC”) is now before the undersigned for re- screening under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e). (ECF No. 11.) Because the SAC does not cure the previously identified defects and plaintiff has had multiple opportunities to amend, the undersigned recommends dismissing this case without leave 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…