Keith Reagan Carter-Maddox v. Concord Police Department

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEITH REAGAN CARTER-MADDOX, No. 2:25-cv-03016-TLN-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER CONCORD POLICE DEPARTMENT, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this matter, which is referred to the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff’s request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) is incomplete. The Court will deny the motion and allow Plaintiff leave to file a renewed motion or pay the filing fee. The motion makes an insufficient showing to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). The Ninth Circuit has recognized “one need not be absolutely destitute to obtain benefits” of the IFP statute. Escobedo v. Applebees, 787 F.3d 1226, 1234 (9th Cir. 2015). However, “a plaintiff seeking IFP status must allege poverty with some particularity, definiteness and certainty.” Id. (internal citation and quotation omitted). The current application contains several omissions. For example, the…