Schultz

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DIONN NOVELL TAYLOR, 2:25-cv-0199-CKD P 12 Plaintiff, ORDER 13 v. 14 JASON SCHULTZ, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Dionn Taylor, a state prisoner, proceeds without counsel and requests to proceed 18 in forma pauperis. This matter was referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302. See 28 U.S.C. 19 § 636(b)(1). The complaint states an Eighth Amendment excessive force claim against defendant 20 Ellis. No other claims are stated. Plaintiff must choose how to proceed and notify the court as set 21 forth below. 22 I. In Forma Pauperis 23 Plaintiff’s declaration in support of the motion to proceed in forma pauperis makes the 24 showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The motion is granted. By separate order, plaintiff will 25 be assessed an initial partial filing fee in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 26 1915(b)(1). Thereafter, plaintiff will be obligated for monthly payments of twenty percent of the 27 preceding month’s income credited to plaintiff’s…