Walik

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN EMBREY, No. 2:17-cv-1973 MCE AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M. WALIK, et al., Defendants. 16 I. Introduction Plaintiff is a California state prisoner who proceeds pro se with a complaint filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, and a request for appointment of counsel. This action is referred to the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302(c). For the following reasons, the undersigned grants plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis, denies plaintiff’s request for appointment of counsel, finds the complaint unsuitable for service in its present form, and grants leave to amend. II. In Forma Pauperis Application Plaintiff has submitted affidavits and a prison trust account statement that make the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See ECF…