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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 MARK K. BOWERS, Case No. 1:23-cv-01483-KES-SAB

12 Plaintiff, ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT

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14 CITY OF PORTERVILLE, et al., THIRTY DAY DEADLINE 15 Defendants.

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17 I. 18 BACKGROUND 19 Mark K. Bowers (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this action, 20 brings twenty-one causes of action against nine Defendants: (1) City of Porterville; (2) 21 Porterville Police Department (“PPD”); (3) Officer Jarid Skiles; (4) Lieutenant Richard 22 Standridge; (5) State of California, Tulare County District Attorney’s Office Porterville Branch; 23 (6) Alexander Cho; (7) Jonathan Juanez; (8) Ariana Luna; and (9) Jesus Luna III. Plaintiff’s 24 complaint is currently before the Court for screening. 25 II. 26 SCREENING REQUIREMENT 27 Because Plaintiff is proceeding in forma pauperis, the Court may dismiss a case at any time if the Court…