(PC) Tan v. Yuba County Jail

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KENNETH EDWARD TAN, No. 2:24-cv-00436-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER YUBA COUNTY JAIL, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. ECF No. 2. He has also filed two motions for appointment of counsel (ECF Nos. 3, 9), and a motion for default judgment (ECF No. 13). Each are addressed below. Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff’s application makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) and (2). Accordingly, by separate order, the court directs the agency having custody of plaintiff to collect and forward the appropriate monthly payments for the filing fee as set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) and (2). Motions for Appointment of Counsel District courts lack authority to require counsel to represent…