Martel

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHARLES EDWARD VAN NORT, No. 2:18-cv-2322 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M. MARTEL, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has requested authority pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF Nos. 1, 2). This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). Plaintiff alleges that he “was bucked out of his wheelchair” and hit the ground hard, breaking his glasses and cutting his right eye, and that defendants failed to provide timely medical treatment. (See ECF No. 1 at 7). For the reasons stated below, the court shall grant plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff will also be given the opportunity to amend the complaint. I. IN FORMA PAUPERIS APPLICATION Plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). (See…