(PS) Smith v. Federal Bureau of Investigations

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 GARY SMITH, No. 2:24-cv-0995-DC-SCR 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, 15 Defendant. 16 17 18 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this action, which was accordingly referred to Magistrate 19 Judge Barnes by Local Rule 302(c)(21). It was reassigned to the undersigned on August 6, 2024. 20 ECF No. 4. Plaintiff has filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) and 21 submitted the affidavit required by that statute. ECF No. 2; see 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Plaintiff…