What is the test for dismissing an in forma pauperis complaint that fails to state a claim?
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The following excerpt is from Yolanda V. v. Saul, Case No.: 3:19-cv-01856-AHG (S.D. Cal. 2019):
See Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1127 (9th Cir. 2000) ("1915(e) not only permits but requires a district court to dismiss an in forma pauperis complaint that fails to state a claim.").
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