Decker
(PC) Kinsey v. Decker
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JARAMIE JEROME KINSEY, No. 2:19-cv-0430-JAM-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER TRAVIS DECKER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a former pretrial detainee proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis The court has reviewed plaintiff’s application 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.1 ///// ///// /////
1 In light of plaintiff’s application, the court withdraws its June 17, 2019 findings and recommendations recommending that this action be dismissed for plaintiff’s failure to either pay the filing fee or seek leave to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 8). Screening I. Legal Standards Federal courts must engage in a preliminary…