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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL A. SMITH, No. 2:19-cv-492-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER J. JANAM, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff proceeds without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has filed two applications to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF Nos. 2 & 5). Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis The court has reviewed the second of plaintiff’s two applications and finds that it makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Accordingly, plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. The initial application is, therefore, redundant and is denied as moot. Screening I. Legal Standards Pursuant to § 1915(e)(2), the court must dismiss the case at any time if it determines the allegation of poverty is untrue, or if the action is frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief…