No. 16-cv-02403-JDT-tmp 06-17-2016 ELROY LADELL RICHMAN, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant. TU M. PHAM United States Magistrate Judge REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION On June 7, 2016, pro se plaintiff Elroy Ladell Richman filed a complaint for violations of civil rights under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the United States. (ECF No. 1.) The same day, Richman also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis, which the court granted on June 8, 2016. (ECF Nos. 2 & 5.) On June 17, 2016, Richman filed