Elmer Moreno Mendoza v. BPH Director Jennifer Shaffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA WESTERN DIVISION 11 ELMER MORENO MENDOZA, ) No. CV 21-430-FMO (PLA) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: ) PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION TO FILE v. ) ACTION IN FORMA PAUPERIS ) BPH DIRECTOR JENNIFER SHAFFER, ) et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) On January 12, 2021, Elmer Moreno Mendoza (“plaintiff”) filed with this Court a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (“Complaint” or “Compl.”) (ECF No. 1); on January 19, 2021, he filed a Request to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP Request”). (ECF No. 2). Plaintiff in his Complaint names as defendants the Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (“CDCR”), Corrections Officer Sanchez, and the Director of the Board of Parole Hearings (“BPH”). The date of the incident that is the subject of the Complaint is indicated as October 20, 2020. (Compl. at 3).…