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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DESMOND JONES, No. 2:21-cv-1603-TLN-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER JOSEPH BICK, 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 and an amended complaint1 (ECF Nos. 1 & 8), he has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) and a motion to order service on defendants (ECF No. 5). Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff’s application makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) and (2). 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).

1 Prior to filing the amended complaint, plaintiff filed a motion to amend. ECF No. 4. Plaintiff’s motion was unnecessary because he was free to amend…