(PC) Johnson v. Woodland Public Defenders Office

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN B. JOHNSON, No. 2:22-cv-1325 KJM DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER WOODLAND PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE-YOLO COUNTY, et al., 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff, a county prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 18 U.S.C. § 1983 together with a request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 19 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 15) However, the certificate portion of the in forma pauperis 20 application has not been filled out and signed by an authorized prison official. See 28 U.S.C. § 21 1915(a)(2). Plaintiff will be provided another opportunity to submit a fully completed application 22 to proceed in forma pauperis. 23 Additionally, plaintiff has filed a motion requesting a reduction in the amount taken from 24 his inmate trust account each month should in forma pauperis status be granted. (ECF No. 13.) 25 The court does not have the authority to reduce the monthly payment obligations of a plaintiff 26 proceeding in forma pauperis. 28 U.S.C. §…