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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 RONALD T. MONTEZ, No. 2:20-cv-1681-JAM-EFB P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 SCOTT R. JONES, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. 18 § 1983, seeks to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2. For the reasons stated hereafter, his 19 application to proceed in forma pauperis is granted and his complaint is dismissed with leave to 20 amend. 21 Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis 22 The court has reviewed plaintiff’s application (ECF No. 2) and finds that it makes the 23 showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Accordingly, by separate order, the court directs the 24 agency having custody of plaintiff to collect and forward the appropriate monthly payments for 25 the filing fee as set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) and (2). 26 ///// 27 ///// 28 ///// 1 Screening 2 I. Legal Standards 3 Federal courts must…