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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KIM EDWARD ROGERS, No. 2:22-cv-1955 DAD DB PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER SCOTT JONES, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Kim Edward Rogers is proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Pending before the court are plaintiff’s complaint, amended motion to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, motion for a temporary restraining order, and “motion to add defendants.” (ECF Nos. 1, 3, 4, & 7.) The complaint appears to concern actions surrounding a foreclosure. The court is required to screen complaints brought by parties proceeding in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2); see also Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1129 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc). Here, plaintiff’s complaint is deficient. Accordingly, for the reasons stated below, plaintiff’s complaint will be dismissed with leave to amend.1 //// 27 1…