Phong

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MAURICE JOHNSON, No. 2:24-cv-2377 SCR P Plaintiff, v. ORDER ALVIN PHONG, Defendant. 15 Plaintiff, a county jail inmate proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §1983 together with an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §1915. Plaintiff also seeks appointment of counsel. There are two problems with plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. First, plaintiff signed the Certificate on the second page. As stated in the instructions, the Certificate must be signed by an official at the Rio Consumnes Correctional Center. Second, plaintiff failed to provide a copy of his inmate trust account statement for the six month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint. See 28 U.S.C. §1915(a)(2). Plaintiff will be provided the opportunity to submit a new application along with a copy of his inmate trust account statement. However,…