Johnson:Bene

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division SEAN-LYONS JOHNSON BENE, Case No. 22-cv-06782-LB

Plaintiff,

ORDER SCREENING COMPLAINT

v. WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

WELLS FARGO, et al., Re: ECF No. 1 Defendants. 16 INTRODUCTION The plaintiff, who represents himself and is proceeding in forma pauperis, sued Wells Fargo and four of its employees at a branch in San Leandro after they closed his checking account without notice and, on another occasion, required him to provide identifying information that was already in their system, allegedly in violation of federal statutes addressing consumer privacy and protection.1 Before authorizing the U.S. Marshal to serve the complaint, the court must screen it for minimal legal viability. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). Neither theory of liability establishes a federal claim. First, the privacy claim — predicated on information in the bank’s system — is…