Henderson v. Bakersfield Police Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OCTAVIO JAMAL HENDERSON, Case No. 1:21-cv-01771-DAD-BAK
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
v. (ECF No. 8) BAKERSFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT,
Defendant.
16 Plaintiff Octavio Jamal Henderson, proceeding pro se, initiated this civil action on December 15, 2021. (ECF No. 1.) On January 18, 2021, the Court denied Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, and ordered Plaintiff to file a long form application. (ECF No. 7.) On January 24, 2022, Plaintiff filed a long form application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 8.) Plaintiff’s application demonstrates entitlement to proceed without prepayment of fees. Notwithstanding this order, the Court does not direct that service be undertaken until the Court screens the complaint in due course and issues its screening order. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2) (“the court shall dismiss a case if at any time if the Court determines that . . . the action . . . (i) is frivolous or malicious;…