Jones

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