(PS) Powell v. United States

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 SHANNON R. POWELL, No. 2:24-cv-00030-DAD-CKD (PS) 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND AMENDED FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

14 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 15 Defendants. 16

17 18 Plaintiff, who proceeds without counsel, initiated this action with a complaint filed in the 19 Sacramento County Superior Court. (See ECF No. 1.) This matter is before the undersigned 20 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 302(c)(21). For the reasons set forth below, the 21 undersigned vacates the findings and recommendations entered March 5, 2024, and issues these 22 amended findings and recommendations concluding plaintiff’s complaint should be dismissed for 23 lack of subject matter jurisdiction, or, in the alternative, for failure to state a claim. 24 I. Background 25 Plaintiff initiated this action in the Sacramento County Superior Court with a civil 26 complaint alleging a total of seven words, stating as follows: “Terrorism Religious Rights Rape 27 …