Bernstein

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARY HELEN BERNSTEIN, et al., Case No. 20-cv-02983-JSC

Plaintiffs,

SCREENING ORDER

v.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF

HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT,

et al., Defendants. 12 Plaintiffs Mary Helen Bernstein and Elizabeth Grace Tigano, who are proceeding without an attorney, filed this discrimination action against the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, and several individual defendants. The Court previously granted Plaintiffs leave to proceed in forma pauperis and reserved review of Plaintiffs’ complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Dkt. No. 12.) Plaintiffs thereafter requested leave to file an amended complaint prior to the Court’s 1915 review, which the Court granted. (Dkt. No. 14.) Plaintiffs subsequently filed the now operative First Amended Complaint. (Dkt. No. 37.) Having reviewed the complaint pursuant to Section 1915, the Court concludes that it is deficient for the reasons stated below. …