Ross

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID R. ROSS, Case No. 1:21-cv-01753-JLT-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT

v. (ECF No. 1)

NINA BOLIN, et al., Defendants. 16 17 18 19 David R. Ross (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this action against Nina Bolin and Ursula Dean, Operations Managers for the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) on December 10, 2021. (ECF No. 1.) The complaint is now before this Court for screening. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT The Court is required to screen complaints brought by prisoners seeking relief against a governmental entity or officer or employee of a governmental entity. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion thereof if the prisoner has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that “fail[] to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or that “seek[] monetary relief…