(PC) McCoy v. Sac County Jail

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEROME ELI MCCOY, No. 2:22-cv-01769-CKD P Petitioner, v. ORDER SAC COUNTY JAIL, Respondent. 16 Petitioner is a county inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this purported habeas corpus action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Based on the nature of the allegations, the court issued an order on January 12, 2023 directing petitioner to notify the court within 30 days whether he wants to convert the pending habeas corpus petition into a civil rights complaint. ECF No. 7. Petitioner filed a Notice of Election indicating his desire to proceed with this case as a civil rights complaint. ECF No. 10. Therefore, the court will direct the Clerk of Court to convert this action to a prisoner civil rights case.1 Plaintiff requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis. As plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), his request will be granted. Plaintiff is…