Maurice Daronte Davis, et al. v. Jeff Lynch, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MAURICE DARONTE DAVIS, et al., No. 2:24-cv-03275-EFB (PC) Plaintiffs, v. ORDER JEFF LYNCH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiffs, two state prisoners proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff Maurice Daronte Davis has submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2. Plaintiff Brandyn Howard has not filed an in forma pauperis affidavit or paid the required filing fee of $350.00 plus the $55.00 administrative fee. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). A court may allow multiple prisoners to proceed in a federal lawsuit provided the standard of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 20(a)(1) is satisfied. However, if the joint-filing prisoners proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, each prisoner must qualify for in forma pauperis status and pay the full filing fee in installments. Johnson v. High Desert State Prison, 26 If leave to file in forma pauperis is granted,…