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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KIM EDWARD ROGERS, No. 2:23-cv-0532 DJC DB PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Kim Edward Rogers 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 motion to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, motions for leave to amend, and proposed fourth amended complaint. (ECF Nos. 2, 5 & 6.) The fourth amended complaint alleges that the defendants acted wrongfully by refusing to pay plaintiff’s insurance claim. (Fourth Am. Compl. (ECF No. 13) at 52.) 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.

1 Plaintiff’s motions for leave to amend will be granted and the…