Shafirovich
Shafirovich v. Trump
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ARKADY SHAFIROVICH, Case No. 1:20-cv-01343-DAD-EPG Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
v. (ECF No. 2) 13 DONALD JOHN TRUMP, et al., ORDER DENYING MOTION TO APPOINT PRO BONO LAWYER Defendants. WITHOUT PREJUDICE 15 (ECF No. 3) 16
Plaintiff, Arkady Shafirovich, is proceeding pro se in this action. (ECF No. 1). On 18 September 21, 2020, Plaintiff submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) 19 and a motion to appoint a pro bono lawyer (ECF No. 3). For the reasons below, Plaintiff’s motion 20 to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED and Plaintiff’s motion to appoint a pro bono lawyer 21 is DENIED, WITHOUT PREJUDICE. 22 With respect to Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, Plaintiff has made the 23 requisite showing under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Accordingly, Plaintiff’s application to proceed in 24 forma pauperis is GRANTED. As to the status of the complaint, Plaintiff is advised that pursuant 25 to 28…