Evans God v. Evans God

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 3 * * * Steven Robert Evan God, Case No. 2:25-cv-00025-RFB-BNW 5 Plaintiff, SCREENING ORDER AND REPORT AND 6 v. RECOMMENDATION Steven R. Evans God, Defendant.

11 Presently before the court is pro se Plaintiff’s complaint (ECF No. 1-1) and application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 1).

13 I. In forma pauperis application 14 Plaintiff submitted an incomplete and unintelligible declaration pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 15 1915(a). Given the Court will recommend dismissal of this claim with prejudice, this Court will also deny the application as moot.

17 II. Analysis 18 In screening a complaint, a court must identify cognizable claims and dismiss claims that are frivolous, malicious, fail to state a claim on which relief may be granted, or seek monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). A complaint is frivolous if it contains “claims whose factual contentions are clearly baseless,” such as “claims describing fantastic or delusional scenarios.” Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 327-28 (1989).

23 Dismissal for failure to state a claim under § 1915(e)(2) incorporates the standard for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). Watison v. Carter, 668 F.3d 1108, 1112 (9th Cir. 2012). To survive § 1915 review, a complaint must “contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.” See Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662, 678 (2009). The court liberally construes pro se complaints and may only || dismiss them “if it appears beyond doubt that the plaintiff can prove no set of facts in support of || his claim which would entitle him to relief.” Nordstrom v. Ryan, 762 F.3d 903, 908 (9th Cir. || 2014) (quoting Iqbal, 556 U.S. at 678).

4 Here, Plaintiff fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. From what the Court || can discern, it appears Plaintiff’ attempts to sue different versions of himself. The facts || supporting his claims are unintelligible—they are random words pieced together in an incomplete sentence. Thus, Plaintiff fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Given Plaintiff || attempts to sue himself, the Court recommends that his complaint be dismissed with prejudice.

9 || IT. Conclusion 10 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Plaintiff's Application for Leave to Proceed In |] Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 1) is denied as moot.

12 IT IS FURTHER RECOMMENDED that the complaint (ECF No. 1-1) be DISMISSED || with prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

14 DATED: January 8, 2025 United States Magistrate Judge