Mackey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID E. MACKEY, Case No. 1:20-cv-00624-DAD-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

v. (Doc. No. 2) DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE SCREENING ORDER GRANTING

APPEALS OFFICE, et al., PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED

COMPLAINT OR NOTIFY COURT OF

Defendants. WILLINGNESS TO PROCEED ON

COGNIZABLE CLAIM

17 (Doc. No. 1)

THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE

21 Plaintiff David E. Mackey (“Plaintiff”), a detainee at Coalinga State Hospital proceeding 22 pro se, initiated this civil action on April 16, 2020. (Doc. No. 1). The matter was transferred to 23 this Court on May 1, 2020. (Doc. No. 4). Concurrent with his complaint, Plaintiff filed an 24 application to proceed in forma pauperis. (Doc. No. 2.)

I. Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis

26 Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to Title 28 of the 27 United States Code section 1915(a). Plaintiff has made the showing…