Thornton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ANTHONY DEMETRIS IRBY, No. 2:21-cv-1047-TLN-EFB P

11 Plaintiff, ORDER v. 13 THORNTON, et al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 Plaintiff is county jail inmate 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 Nos. 2 & 7). As discussed below, the court will grant his application to proceed in forma pauperis and screen his complaint. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis The court has reviewed plaintiff’s application (ECF No. 2) and finds that it makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Accordingly, by separate order, the court directs 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 (2). ///// ///// ///// Screening I. Legal Standards Federal…