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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JANAI SERENE OPAL MEEKS, No. 2:22-cv-0522 KJM AC PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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TEHAMA COUNTY, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se, and the case was accordingly referred to the undersigned by E.D. Cal. R. 302(c)(21). Plaintiff filed two requests for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, and has submitted the affidavit required by that statute. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Permission to proceed IFP will therefore be granted. I. SCREENING A determination that a plaintiff qualifies financially for in forma pauperis status does not complete the inquiry required by the statute. The federal IFP statute requires federal courts to dismiss a case if the action is legally “frivolous or malicious,” fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such…