Pando
Pando v. Santa Clara Valley Health and Hospital System
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 HENRY PANDO, Case No. 23-cv-06592-JST
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO
v. REOPEN; VACATING ORDER OF
DISMISSAL AND JUDGMENT;
SANTA CLARA VALLEY HEALTH AND DISMISSING COMPLAINT WITH
HOSPITAL SYSTEM, LEAVE TO AMEND
11 Defendant. Re: ECF No. 9 12 Plaintiff, an inmate housed at Santa Clara County Jail, filed this pro se action. ECF No. 1. On February 5, 2024, the Court dismissed this action and entered judgment against Plaintiff because Plaintiff had neither paid the filing fee nor submitted a complete in forma pauperis application. ECF Nos. 6, 7. Plaintiff has since filed a letter with the Court stating that prison officials will not assist him in preparing and submitting his in forma pauperis application. ECF No. 9. The Court construes this as both a motion to reopen the action and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. Id. Because Plaintiff has shown good cause for his failure to submit the in forma …