Willsmore

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEANDRE ROBINSON, No. 2:24-cv-3681 TLN AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER NOAH WILLSMORE, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a county inmate who filed this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 without a lawyer. Pending before the court are plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, screening of the complaint, and motion to appoint counsel. See ECF Nos. 1-3. I. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed without paying the full filing fee for this action, under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. ECF No. 2. Plaintiff has submitted a declaration showing that he cannot afford to pay the entire filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis is granted.

This means that plaintiff is allowed to pay the $350.00 filing fee in monthly installments that are taken from the inmate’s trust account rather than in one lump sum. 28…