(PC) Parker v. Lynch

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELVIN A. PARKER, No. 2:23-cv-0503 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER JEFF LYNCH, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se. On January 26, 2023, plaintiff filed an amended complaint which the court construed as plaintiff’s complaint against defendants Lynch, Burkeheart and Connelly and filed in this action. (ECF No. 3.) Plaintiff seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. Plaintiff is required to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(b)(1). By this order, plaintiff is assessed an initial partial filing fee in 26 …