(PS) Olson v. Hornbook Community Services District

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KIMBERLY R. OLSON, No. 2:22-cv-2018 KJM DB PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER HORNBROOK COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT, et al., 15 Defendants. 17 Plaintiff Kimberly R. Olson 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 & 7.) Therein, plaintiff complains that the defendants retaliated against plaintiff by terminating plaintiff’s position with the Hornbrook Community Services District. 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, plaintiff’s amended…