(PC) Gomez v. Kern Valley State Prison
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 MARIO H. GOMEZ, Case No. 1:24-cv-01144-EPG (PC) 11 Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS CASE SHOULD NOT BE v. DISMISSED FOR FILING A FALSE IFP AFFIDAVIT KERN VALLEY STATE PRISON, et al., (ECF No. 2) Defendants. RESPONSE DUE IN THIRTY (30) DAYS
16 17 Mario H. Gomez is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action. Plaintiff 18 filed the complaint commencing this action on September 26, 2024, in which he alleges that 19 correctional officers at Kern Valley State prison failed to protect him from being stabbed by 20 another inmate. (ECF No. 1). Before the Court is Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma 21 pauperis (IFP), filed October 15, 2024. (ECF No. 8). For the reasons given below, the Court will 22 require Plaintiff to show cause why this case should not be dismissed for filing a false IFP 23 affidavit. 24 The Court…