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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 CANDACE SMITH, Case No. 1:24-cv-00221-HBK 12 Plaintiff, ORDER TO CLERK TO ASSIGN CASE TO

DISTRICT JUDGE

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FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO

14 DANNETTE NOVOA, TRIPLE A DISMISS ACTION INSURANCE, and THE CITY OF 15 CLOVIS, FOURTEEN DAY DEADLINE SCREENING 16 Defendants. 17 18 Plaintiff, Candace Smith (“Smith”), who is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis 19 initiated this action on February 21, 2024, by filing a form “Complaint for a Civil Case.” (Doc. 20 No. 1, “Complaint”). Plaintiff’s Complaint is before the Court for screening pursuant to 28 21 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). The undersigned notes that the Complaint appears to be duplicative of an 22 earlier action Plaintiff filed on February 14, 2024 at Case No. 1:24-cv-00199-SKO. 23 SCREENING AND APPLICABLE LAW 24 Because Plaintiff is proceeding in form pauperis, the Court may dismiss a case “at any 25 time” if the Court determines, inter alia, the action is…