(PS) Charles v. U.S. Office of Personnel Management

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CASSANDRA B. CHARLES, No. 2:23-cv-02200 DAD AC PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, et. al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff is proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was accordingly referred to the undersigned by E.D. Cal. 302(c)(21). Plaintiff filed a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, and that motion was previously granted. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1), ECF No. 3. The court rejected plaintiff’s original complaint pursuant to the screening process associated with IFP status, but granted leave to amend. ECF No. 3. Plaintiff has now filed her first amended complaint, which she titled “Short and Plain Statement.” ECF No. 4. I. SCREENING STANDARDS The federal IFP statute requires federal courts to dismiss a case if the action is legally “frivolous or malicious,” fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks 28 …