Thomas

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 4 Kenneth D. THOMAS, Case No.: 3:24-cv-1528-AGS-MSB

5 Plaintiff,

ORDER: (1) GRANTING MOTION

6 vs. TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS (ECF 2);

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8 J. HILL, et al., (2) DISMISSING COMPLAINT 9 Defendants. UNDER 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B) AND 1915A(b) 10 11 12 Plaintiff Kenneth Thomas, an inmate representing himself, has filed a civil-rights 13 complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF 1.) He alleges defendants violated his 14 constitutional rights by denying him an “Alternative Custody Placement” and improperly 15 calculating his sentence. (ECF 1 at 3.) For the reasons discussed below, the Court grants 16 plaintiff’s motion to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee and dismisses the 17 complaint without prejudice for failure to state a claim. 18 MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 19 Generally, parties instituting civil actions in federal court must pay fees of $405, 20 including a $350 filing fee and a $55…