Muehlemann
Muehlemann v. Santillan
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MICHAEL EDWARD MUEHLEMANN, Case No. 1:23-cv-00727-ADA-EPG et al., ORDER (1) REQUIRING EACH PLAINTIFF Plaintiff, TO SUBMIT AN IFP APPLICATION AND (2) DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURT TO v. SEND PLAINTIFFS A CIVIL COMPLAINT FORM FERNANDO SANTILLAN, et al., (ECF No. 2) Defendants.
16 Plaintiffs Michael Edward Muehlemann and Lavonda Louise Ireland, proceeding pro se, 17 filed this lawsuit on May 11, 2023. (ECF No. 1). On the same day, Plaintiffs filed an application 18 to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). (ECF No. 2). Because there are two main deficiencies with 19 the IFP application, the Court will direct each Plaintiff to file a new and separate application. 20 First, while the application appears to be signed by both Plaintiffs, it only contains 21 Plaintiff Muehlemann’s financial information. (ECF No. 2). Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1), a pro 22 se plaintiff may proceed without…