Lua

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEAN MARC VAN DEN HEUVEL , Case No. 2:21-cv-01452-TLN-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DISCHARGING THE JUNE 12, 2023

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE

v. ECF No. 18 TERESA LUA,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Defendant. THAT PLAINTIFF’S SECOND AMENDED

COMPLAINT BE DISMISSED WITHOUT

LEAVE TO AMEND ECF No. 19 18 Plaintiff Jean Marc Van den Heuvel alleges in his second amended complaint that Dr. Carl Hillendhal and Teresa Lua killed his service dog, Toby. His complaint, however, fails to state a claim, and I will recommend that it be dismissed as frivolous. I will discharge the June 12, 2023 order to show cause. Screening and Pleading Requirements A complaint must contain a short and plain statement that plaintiff is entitled to relief, Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2), and provide “enough facts to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face,” Bell Atl. Corp. v.…