Arrizola

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LAMAR BROOKS, 1:20-cv-00476-GSA-PC

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR COURT

TO CONDUCT INVESTIGATION

vs. (ECF No. 27.)

ARRIZOLA, et al.,

Defendants.

18 Lamar Brooks (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 28, 2022, Plaintiff filed an emergency motion for the court to conduct an investigation into an incident that occurred on January 23, 2022. (ECF No. 27.) The court has no authority to order an investigation. Blackwell v. Tsui, No. 221CV2207KJMACP, 2022 WL 222065, at * (E.D. Cal. Jan. 25, 2022). Furthermore, Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status does not authorize the expenditure of public funds for investigators. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915; see also Hadsell v. Internal Revenue Service, 107 F.3d 750, 752 (9th Cir. 1997); Dixon v. Ylst, 990 F.2d 478, 480 (9th Cir.…