Kocontes

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

4 Lonnie KOCONTES, Case No.: 24-cv-1513-AGS-AHG 5 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

6 v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS (ECF 2) AND DISMISSING Razel GUIMBAOLIBOT, et al.,

COMPLAINT IN PART

Defendants.

Inmate Lonnie Kocontes, proceeding without an attorney, moves to proceed in forma pauperis, that is, without prepaying the court’s filing fees. In this civil-rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, California Government Code section 845.6, and California state common law, he alleges that the catheter-related care he received in prison harmed him and violated his constitutional rights. At this early stage, the Court concludes that some of his allegations are legally sufficient. For the reasons below, the motion to proceed IFP is granted, and the complaint partially survives the mandatory screening. MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS Parties instituting most civil actions in federal…