(PS) Dowglas v. Metro Goldwyn - Mayer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANJON MAREQUIS DOUGLAS, No. 2:23-cv-02245 KJM AC PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS METRO GOLDWYN-MAYER and

AMAZON,

15 Defendants. 16 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 has filed a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, and that request was previously granted. ECF No. 3; 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). The initial complaint was rejected pursuant to the screening process that accompanies IFP status, and plaintiff was given leave to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 3. Plaintiff’s subsequent filing, which is a supplement to the initially rejected complaint, is now before the court for screening. ECF No. 4. I. THE SCREENING REQUIREMENT The federal IFP statute requires federal courts to dismiss a case if the action is legally “frivolous or malicious,” fails to…