Ford
Ford v. Kern High School District
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
OTHA FORD, Case No. 1: 22-cv-00159-JLT-BAK
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
v. PAUPERIS
KERN HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., (ECF No. 2) Defendants.
16 Otha Ford (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se in this action, filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 on February 7, 2022. (ECF No. 2.) 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; (ii) fails to state a claim on which relief may be granted; or (iii) seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is immune from such relief.”); Cato v. United States, 70 F.3d 1103,…