Lewis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DEANDRE LEWIS, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-1653 JLT EPG ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING IN PART THE FINDINGS ) AND RECOMMENDATIONS, GRANTING v. ) LEAVE TO AMEND THE CLAIM FOR ) ECONOMIC IMPACT PAYMENTS, AND IRS, et al., ) DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR ) INJUNCTIVE RELIEF Defendants. ) ) (Docs. 17, 19) ) ) )

Deandre Lewis is a state prisoner and asserts that he suffered identity theft and did not receive economic impact payments to which he was entitled under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. (See generally Doc. 15.) Plaintiff also seeks a preliminary injunction regarding alleged inference with his mail by prison officials. (Doc. 17.) On February 8, 2022, the assigned magistrate judge reviewed Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint and found he stated cognizable claims against the IRS and the Department of…