Taylor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TONY TAYLOR, Case No. 1:22-cv-01246-SAB

Plaintiff, ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT

v. (ECF No. 1)

IRS, DEADLINE: APRIL 3, 2023 Defendant. 16 17 18 19 Plaintiff Tony Taylor (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed this action against the Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) on September 29, 2022. (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…