Ellis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL EUZELLE JACQUES, No. 2:22-cv-00080-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ELLIS, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In addition to filing a complaint (ECF No. 1), she has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) and a supplement to her complaint (ECF No. 7). The court will grant the in forma pauperis application and address the complaint and supplement thereto. Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff’s application makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) and (2). Accordingly, by separate order, the court directs the agency having custody of plaintiff to collect and forward the appropriate monthly payments for the filing fee as set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) and (2).

1 Plaintiff is transgender and uses feminine pronouns. ECF No. 1 at 8. …