Novoa
Smith v. Novoa
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 9 CANDACE SMITH, Case No. 1:24-cv-00199-SKO
10 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION
TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE
11 v. A CLAIM AND LACK OF
JURISDICTION
12 (Doc. 1) 13 DANNETTE NOVOA, 21-DAY DEADLINE 14 Defendant. Clerk to Assign District Judge 15
16 17 I. INTRODUCTION 18 A. Background 19 On February 14, 2024, Plaintiff Candace Smith proceeding pro se, filed a civil action. (Doc. 20 1.) Plaintiff also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis, which she amended pursuant to 21 the Court’s order. (Docs. 1-4.) Following amendment of her application, Plaintiff was granted in 22 forma pauperis status on February 22, 2024. (Doc. 5.) 23 Plaintiff’s complaint is now before the Court for screening. The undersigned finds that 24 Plaintiff has not stated a cognizable claim or a basis for federal jurisdiction and will recommend 25 that this action be dismissed without prejudice and without leave to amend for failure to state a…