Epperson

1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 7

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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9 CHRIS EPPERSON, Case No. 1:24-cv-00286-SKO

10 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION

THAT PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT BE

11 v. D AI MS EM NIS DS ED WITHOUT LEAVE TO 12 (Doc. 1) 13 DEUTSCHE BANK, et al.,

TWENTY-ONE DAY DEADLINE

14 Defendants. Clerk to Assign District Judge

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16 17 Plaintiff Chris Epperson (“Plaintiff”) proceeds pro se and in forma pauperis in this action. 18 (Docs. 1, 6.). The complaint, filed on March 7, 2024, lists as defendants Deutsche Bank, Lyndon 19 B. Johnson, Hary [sic] S. Truman, Ronald W. Reagon [sic], Richard M. Nixon, and Thomas 20 Jefferson. (Doc. 1 at 1–4.) Plaintiff claims to be suing under the “Wheeler Act of Congress,” 21 Amendment XII of the United States Constitution, and “Article II, Section 2, clause 2.” (Id. at 4.) 22 The Court concludes that the complaint fails to state any cognizable claims and recommends 23 dismissing it without leave to amend. 24 I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT 25 …