Ruiz

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 JULIAN RODRIGUEZ, No. 2:20-cv-1525-JPDP 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 MIGUEL RUIZ, et al., 15 Defendants. 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. 1, he has filed an application to 19 proceed in forma pauperis,ECF No. 2,and a request for appointment of a Spanish-speaking 20 lawyer,ECF No. 3. For the reasons stated below, Iwill grant his application to proceed in forma 21 pauperis, deny his request for counsel, and dismiss his complaint with leave to amend. 22 Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis 23 I havereviewed plaintiff’s application and find that it makes the showing required by 28 24 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Accordingly, by separate order, the court will direct the agency having 25 custody of plaintiff to collect and forward the appropriate monthly payments for the filing fee as 26 set forth in 28 U.S.C.§§ 1915(b)(1) and…