Duarte
Duarte v. VA Hospital
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 FRANCES G. DUARTE, Case No. 1:23-cv-00493-JLT-SKO Plaintiff, ORDER DISCHARGING ORDER TO
SHOW CAUSE
v. (Doc. 9) VA HOSPITAL,
SECOND SCREENING ORDER
Defendant. (Doc. 11)
THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE
16 17 I. PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Plaintiff Frances G. Duarte, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, filed a complaint on April 3, 2023. (Doc. 1.) The Court screened Plaintiff’s complaint and concluded that it failed to state a cognizable claim. (Doc. 5.) The Court advised Plaintiff that she had three options for how to proceed: Plaintiff could file (1) an amended complaint, which would be screened in due course; (2) a statement that she wishes to stand on the initial complaint and have it reviewed by the presiding district judge, in which case the Court would issue findings and recommendations to the district judge consistent with its screening order; or (3) a notice of voluntary dismissal. (See id. at 1.) Plaintiff filed two…