(PC) Cortez v. Solano County Sheriff's Office

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LORENZO MATEO CORTEZ, No. 2:20-cv-0392 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SOLANO COUNTY SHERIFF’S

OFFICE,

15 Defendant.

17 Plaintiff is a county jail inmate, proceeding without counsel. Plaintiff seeks relief 18 pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 19 28 U.S.C. § 1915. This proceeding was referred to this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) 20 and Local Rule 302. 21 Plaintiff submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). 22 Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. 23 Plaintiff is required to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. 24 §§ 1914(a), 1915(b)(1). By this order, plaintiff is assessed an initial partial filing fee in 25 accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). By separate order, the court will direct 26 the appropriate agency to collect the initial partial filing fee from plaintiff’s trust account and 27 forward…