(PS) Burrus v. USDA Forest Service

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOYCE M. BURRUS, Case No. 2:20-cv-00845-KJM-JDP (PS) Plaintiff,

ORDER FINDING SERVICE OF COMPLAINT

v. APPROPRIATE AGAINST DEFENDANTS

AND DIRECTING SERVICE

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) FOREST ECF No. 1 SERVICE, et al.,

ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR LEAVE

Defendants. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ECF No. 2

19 20 Plaintiff Joyce M. Burrus is proceeding without counsel1 in this action brought under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. § 552a, and the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (“FOIA”). ECF No. 1 at 3. This matter is before the court on plaintiff’s motion to proceed without prepayment of filing fees, ECF No. 2, and for screening, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Plaintiff’s

1 This matter has been referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 26 2 Plaintiff also asserts that she brings her case under the Federal…