(PC) McCoy v. Sacramento County Jail

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 1] JEROME ELI MCCOY, No. 2:22-cv-1770 AC P Plaintiff, Vv. ORDER SACRAMENTO COUNTY JAIL, et al. Defendants. 16 On January 19, 2023, plaintiff filed a request for a court-appointed investigator. ECF No. 18 14. The expenditure of public funds on behalf of an indigent litigant is proper only when 19 || authorized by Congress. Tedder v. Odel, 890 F.2d 210 (9th Cir. 1989). The in forma pauperis 20 || statute does not authorize the expenditure of public funds for investigators. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiffs request for an investigator (ECF 23 || No. 14) 1s DENIED. DATED: March 22, 2023 ~ Cttt0 Lhar—e_ ALLISONCLAIRE.

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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