Witherton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN MARC VAN DEN HEUVEL, No. 2:22-cv-2280 DJC DB PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WITHERTON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, John Marc Van den Heuvel, 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 amended complaint and motion to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF Nos. 2 & 4.) The amended complaint’s allegations are delusional and indecipherable. 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 amended complaint is deficient. Accordingly, for the reasons stated below, the undersigned will recommend that plaintiff’s amended complaint be dismissed without further leave to amend.…