Esteghalian

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MANIJEH ESTEGHLALIAN, Case No.: 19-cv-01808-AJB-MSB Plaintiff,

ORDER DISMISSING PLAINTIFF

v. ESTEGHLALIAN’S FIRST

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY; EDCO AMENDED COMPLAINT WITH

WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICES, LEAVE TO AMEND

Defendants. (Doc. No. 7) 16 Before the Court is Plaintiff Manijeh Esteghlalian’s (“Plaintiff”) First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) for screening. Plaintiff, a non-prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this action against Defendants the United States and EDCO Waste and Recycling Services “(EDCO”). (Doc. No. 7.) For the reasons set forth below, the Court DISMISSES the FAC WITH LEAVE TO AMEND. I. SCREENING REQUIREMENT AND STANDARD All parties instituting any civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $402. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). Because Plaintiff is seeking to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”),…