(PS) Rogers v. County of Sacramento

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KIM EDWARD ROGERS, No. 2:24-cv-0237-DJC-CKD (PS) Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO,

15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff proceeds without counsel1 and seeks to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). (ECF No. 1, 2.) Plaintiff has also filed a motion to consolidate cases. (ECF No. 12.) For the reasons set forth below, plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis in this case is denied. Within 30 days of the days of the date of this order, plaintiff shall pay the $405.00 court costs, seek an extension of time to do so, or file an amended IFP application using a “Long Form” application. In addition, the undersigned finds this case should be consolidated for all purposes with Rogers v. County of Sacramento, et al., 2:24-cv-00387-DAD-SCR (PS) (Rogers II). Thus, plaintiff is granted 30 days to file an amended complaint in this action setting forth all claims from the two consolidated cases.

1 Under 28 U.S.C. § 636 and Rule 301(c)(21) of the Local Rules…