(PC) Butler v. Johnson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTWAINE BUTLER, Case No. 1:19-cv-01087-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO
RANDOMLY ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE TO
v. ACTION B. JOHNSON, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDING PLAINTIFF’S
Defendant. APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS BE DENIED
16 (ECF No. 2)
FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE
18 Plaintiff Antwaine Butler is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff initiated this action on August 9, 2019. (ECF No. 1.) Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, filed on August 9, 2019. (ECF No. 2.) I. Legal Standard 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) permits a plaintiff to bring a civil action “without prepayment of fees or security thereof” if the plaintiff submits a financial affidavit that demonstrates the plaintiff's “is unable to…