Paviglianti

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ANTONIO LAMONT CAIN, No. 2:20-cv-1768-JDP P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 B. PAUIGLIATI, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a federal prisonerproceeding without counsel in an action brought under 28 18 U.S.C. § 1331. In addition to filing a complaint (ECF No. 1), he has filed an application to 19 proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) and tworequests for appointment of counsel (ECF Nos. 3 20 & 5). 21 Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis 22 The court has reviewed plaintiff’s application and finds that it makes the showing required 23 by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) and (2). Accordingly, by separate order, the court directs the agency 24 having custody of plaintiffto collect and forward the appropriate monthly payments for the filing 25 fee as set forth in 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(b)(1) and (2). 26 Screening Standards 27 Federal courts are required to screen cases in which prisoners seek redress from a 28 …