Lindblad

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division ROBERT M. LINDBLAD, Case No. 21-cv-05755-LB

Plaintiff,

ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT

v. WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, et al., Re: ECF No. 1 Defendants. 16 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Robert Lindblad, who represents himself and is proceeding in forma pauperis, sued the Department of Defense, the FBI, the CIA, and Vice President Kamala Harris, claiming that the defendants violated his trade secrets about “a new dimension of thinking” and that unidentified “Chinese intelligence and collab[o]rators” are conspiring against him.1 Before directing the United States Marshal to serve the defendants with the complaint, the court must screen it for minimal legal viability. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). The plaintiff has not plausibly pleaded a federal claim. In this order, the court identifies the complaint’s deficiencies and gives the plaintiff an…