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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD SCOTT KINDRED, Case No. 1:20-cv-00255-DAD-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

v. (Doc. No. 2) KIMBERLY MENNINGER, et al.,

SCREENING ORDER GRANTING

Defendants. PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO FILE AN

AMENDED COMPLAINT

16 (Doc. No. 1)

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

20 Plaintiff Richard Scott Kindred (“Plaintiff”), a detainee at Coalinga State Hospital 21 proceeding pro se, initiated this civil action on February 20, 2020. (Doc. No. 1) Concurrent with 22 his complaint, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. (Doc. No. 2.)

I. Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis

24 Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to Title 28 of the 25 United States Code section 1915(a). Plaintiff has made the showing required by section 1915(a), 26 and accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). 27 /// 28 II. Screening Requirement and Standard The Court…