Schubert

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARTIN LEE FOSTER, No. 2:22-cv-0339 JAM CKD PS Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

ANN MARIE SCHUBERT,

15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff proceeds pro se and seeks relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter is before the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff’s first amended complaint filed on May 5, 2022 is before the court for screening. I. Screening and Pleading Standards Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the court must screen every in forma pauperis proceeding, and must order dismissal of the case if it is “frivolous or malicious,” “fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted,” or “seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B); Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 (2000). A claim is legally frivolous when it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in fact. Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989). In reviewing a…