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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVE WILHELM, A.K.A. STEVEN No. 2:18-cv-1125 DB P

HAIRL WILHELM,

12 Plaintiff, ORDER v. 14 JEFFREY A. BEARD, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 18 has requested authority pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF Nos. 1, 19 5, 7). Before this court is also a motion to expedite. (ECF No. 8). This proceeding was referred 20 to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). 21 For the reasons stated below, the court shall grant plaintiff’s application to proceed in 22 forma pauperis. Plaintiff will also be given the opportunity to amend the complaint. Finally, 23 plaintiff’s motion to expedite will also be denied as improperly filed.

I. IN FORMA PAUPERIS APPLICATION

25 Plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 26 1915(a). (See ECF Nos. 5, 7). Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be 27 granted. 28 …