DiTomas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL SALCIDO, No. 2:21-cv-2290 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER M. DI TOMAS, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner who has filed a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has not, however, paid the filing fee or a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. In order to commence an action, plaintiff must either pay the required filing fee or file an application requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. §§1914(a), 1915(a). Plaintiff has also filed two “emergency” motions for a temporary restraining order. Plaintiff alleges the following. He has Hepatitis C and cirrhosis of the liver. In August 2021, he was taken to the emergency room for a related medical problem. At that time, doctors told his sister to prepare for a funeral. During an unspecified two-week period, he and his family were told he would die if he did not receive a liver transplant. //// 27 1 If leave to file in forma…