Ruiz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JULIAN RODRIGUEZ, No. 2:20-cv-1525-JPDP Plaintiff, v. ORDER MIGUEL RUIZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In addition to filing a complaint,ECF No. 1, he has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis,ECF No. 2,and a request for appointment of a Spanish-speaking lawyer,ECF No. 3. For the reasons stated below, Iwill grant his application to proceed in forma pauperis, deny his request for counsel, and dismiss his complaint with leave to amend. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis I havereviewed plaintiff’s application and find that it makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Accordingly, by separate order, the court will direct 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…