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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 JOHN PETER ARCHER, No. 2:23-cv-01513 DB P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND 14 STEVEN MNUCHIN, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 15 Defendants. 16

17 18 Plaintiff, John Peter Archer, proceeds without counsel on a civil complaint for damages. 19 This matter was referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302. See 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). 20 Plaintiff’s complaint is before the court for screening. (ECF No. 1.) The complaint’s allegations 21 do not state a claim. Because it clearly appears leave to amend would be futile, the complaint 22 should be dismissed without leave to amend. 23 I. In Forma Pauperis 24 Plaintiff seeks to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 6) “A district court may deny leave 25 to proceed in forma pauperis at the outset if it appears from the face of the proposed complaint 26 that the action is frivolous or without merit.” Tripati v. First Nat’l Bank & Tr., 821 F.2d 1368, 27 1370 (9th Cir. 1987). For the reasons set forth below,…