Negrete
(PC) Gonzales v. Negrete
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL GONZALES, Case No. 1:20-cv-01493-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
v. PAUPERIS B. NEGRETE, et al., (ECF No. 2.) Defendants. ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF
INMATE FILING FEE BY CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND
REHABILITATION
Plaintiff Michael Gonzales is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff initiated this action on October 21, 2020. (ECF No. 1) Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, filed on October 23, 2020. (ECF No. 2.) I. LEGAL STANDARD The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA) was enacted “to curb frivolous prisoner complaints and appeals.” Silva v. Di Vittorio, 658 F.3d 1090, 1099-1100 (9th Cir. 2011). 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) provides…