(PC) Melger v. United States Department of the Treasury

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THOMAS JOSEPH MELGER, No. 1:21-cv-01183-JLT-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS IN PART

UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT, (Doc. 15) 15 Defendants. 16 Thomas Joseph Melger, a state inmate, alleges in his first amended complaint against the United State Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service, and Does 1-10, that he did not receive two economic impact payments (“EIPs”) in violation of his constitutional rights to due process and equal protection. (Doc. 11.) On October 28, 2021, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations, recommending that this action be dismissed, without leave to amend, for failure to state a claim. (Doc. 15.) The findings and recommendations were served on plaintiff and contained notice that objections were due within fourteen days. (Id. at 5.) No objections have been filed, and the deadline to do so has now passed. A. Background …