(PC) Smith v. Municipality of Fresno County

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GARY PAUL SMITH, No. 2:21-cv-1992 KJM AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER MUNICIPALITY OF FRESNO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. For the following reasons, plaintiff will be directed to complete and file an application to proceed in forma pauperis by a non-prisoner. In addition, plaintiff will be ordered to show cause why defendant’s motion for summary judgment should not be granted. In the alternative, plaintiff will be given a final opportunity to file a response to defendants’ motion for summary judgment. I. IN FORMA PAUPERIS APPLICATION FOR NON-PRISONER In December 2022, and in January 2023, plaintiff filed notices with the court that he had changed…