Memorandum And/or Opinion Signed — Natasha Collins v. Small Business Administration (Dkt. 5, E.D. Pa.)

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A Memorandum by Gerald A. McHugh, J., in Natasha Collins v. Small Business Administration (SBA) Restaurant Revitalization Fund, Civil Action No. 22-CV-4104, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, dated January 6, 2023 and filed as Document 5. The pro se complaint alleges that a Restaurant Revitalization Fund grant application of $550,430.04 for Homestyle Bakery was denied in May of 2021 on account of the plaintiff's race and gender. The court grants leave to proceed in forma pauperis and finds the complaint fails Rule 8 and states no plausible equal protection, 42 U.S.C. § 1981 or FTCA claim, noting Bivens claims cannot be brought against federal agencies and FTCA claims require administrative exhaustion. It dismisses the complaint without prejudice under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) and allows an amended complaint.

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