Neuschmid

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TORIANO GERMAINE HUDSON, Sr., No. 2:20-cv-0483-JDP P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 ROBERT NEUSCHMID, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 18 U.S.C. § 1983. In addition to filing a complaint (ECF No. 15), he has also filed an application to 19 proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 23). 20 Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis 21 The court has reviewed plaintiff’s application (and separately filed account balance report 22 at ECF No. 22) and finds that it makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(a)(1) and (2). 23 Accordingly, by separate order, the court directs the agency having custody of plaintiff to collect 24 and forward the appropriate monthly payments for the filing fee as set forth in 28 U.S.C. 25 §§ 1915(b)(1) and (2). 26 ///// 27 ///// 28 ///// 1 Screening 2 I. Legal Standards 3 The court is required to screen complaints…