Pouge
(PC) Jackson v. Pouge
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 CORNEL JACKSON, Case No. 1:24-cv-00585-JLT-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW
CAUSE WHY HIS IFP APPLICATION
v. SHOULD NOT BE DENIED TYSON POUGE, (ECF No. 6) Defendant. RESPONSE DUE BY NO LATER THAN
JULY 12, 2024
14 Plaintiff Cornel Jackson is a pro se inmate at the Madera County Jail in this civil rights case filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on May 16, 2024. (ECF No. 1). This case is before the Court on Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP), filed on June 7, 2024. (ECF No. 6). For the reasons given below, the Court will require Plaintiff to show cause why his IFP application should not be denied. The Court normally requires a $405 filing fee for a civil action. However, a federal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1915, permits a plaintiff to commence a lawsuit without prepaying a filing 21 fee. This statute requires “an affidavit that includes a statement of all assets such…