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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PETER T. HARRELL, No. 2:23-cv-1448 TLN AC PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE HORNBROOK COMMUNICTY SERVICES DISTRICT, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se, and the matter was accordingly referred to the undersigned by E.D. Cal. R. 302(c)(21). Plaintiff paid the filing fee on July 21, 2023. On August 9, 2023, plaintiff submitted a notice stating that the Clerk of Court had made a filing error because this case should be filed under seal pursuant to the California False Claims Act so that the California Attorney General’s Office can decide whether to intervene. ECF No. 4. Plaintiff states that he has served the Attorney General’s office. Id. When a complaint clearly does not state a claim upon which the court can grant relief, a court can dismiss the case on its own (“sua sponte”), at the outset, without leave to amend. See Reed v. Lieurance, 863 F.3d 1196, 1207-08 (9th Cir. 2017) (affirming…