Pittman

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 RANDY D. PITTMAN, Case No. 23-cv-03699-JSW Plaintiff, 8

ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH LEAVE

9 v. TO AMEND 10 WELLS FARGO N.A., et al., Defendants. 11 12 INTRODUCTION 13 Plaintiff, a federal prisoner incarcerated in North Carolina, filed a complaint against a bank 14 and a credit card company: Wells Fargo Bank and Visa, Inc. He is granted leave to proceed in 15 forma pauperis in a separate order. For the reasons discussed below, the complaint is 16 DISMISSED with leave to amend. 17 ANALYSIS 18 A. STANDARD OF REVIEW 19 Where, as here, a civil action is commenced by a plaintiff proceeding pro se: 20 “the court shall dismiss the case at any time if the court determines that the action or appeal is 21 frivolous or malicious; fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or seeks monetary 22 relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). Pro se 23 pleadings must be liberally construed.…