(PS) Montano v. Small Business Administration

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FERNAN MONTANO, No. 2:22-cv-1753 TLN DB PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Fernan Montano 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, motion to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, and motion for a temporary restraining order. (ECF Nos. 1-3.) The complaint concerns defendant’s denial of plaintiff’s application for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan as part of the CARES Act. (Compl. (ECF No. 1) at 61.) 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…