Novoa

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10

11 CANDACE SMITH, ) Case No.: 1:24-cv-0199 JLT SKO ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING IN FULL THE FINDINGS ) AND RECOMMENDATIONS, DISMISSING THE 13 v. ) ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE, AND ) DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO CLOSE 14 DANNETTE NOVOA, ) THE CASE ) 15 Defendants. ) (Doc. 7) ) 16

17 Candace Smith seeks to hold Dannette Novoa liable for “attempted vehicular manslaughter” 18 under the California Penal Code. (See Doc. 1 at 5.) Because Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, 19 the magistrate judge screened Plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). (Doc. 7.) 20 The magistrate judge noted Plaintiff’s sole claim is under state law, and “[s]uch criminal claims 21 may not be pursued in a civil lawsuit.” (Doc. 7 at 5, quoting Grimes v. A1-Auto Care, 2022 WL 22 959273, at *3 (S.D. Cal. Mar. 30, 2022).) In addition, the magistrate judge found there is not complete 23 diversity between the parties, because “Plaintiff…