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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEAN MARC VAN DEN HEUVEL, No. 2:23-cv-1213 KJM DB PS Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND LAURA REICH, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Jean Marc Van den Heuvel is proceeding in this action pro se. This matter was referred to the undersigned in accordance with Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Pending before the court are plaintiff’s amended complaint, motion to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, and request for issuance of a subpoena. (ECF Nos. 2, 4 & 7.) The amended complaint concerns allegations related to lost property. The court is required to screen complaints brought by parties proceeding in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2); see also Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1129 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc). Here, plaintiff’s amended complaint is deficient. Accordingly, for the reasons stated below, the undersigned will recommend that plaintiff’s amended…