Medina

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BRADLEY MEDINA, et al., ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-0844 JLT EPG ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND ) RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING v. ) PLAINTIFFS’ APPLICATIONS TO PROCEED IN ) COURTNEY MAPES, M.D., ) FORMA PAUPERIS ) Defendant. ) (Docs. 47, 48 and 51) ) )

Bradley Medina and Svetlana Krivencheva initiated this action in which they allege claims for medical negligence, lack of informed consent, and loss of consortium pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§2671, et seq. (Federal Tort Claims Act) against the United States of America and Courtney Mapes, M.D.1 (Doc. 1.) Plaintiffs, now proceeding pro se, filed separate applications to proceed in forma pauperis on June 14, 2023. (Docs. 47, 48.) The assigned magistrate judge observed the filing fee was previously paid in this action and found that “Plaintiffs can afford remaining court costs in this case.” (Doc. 51 at 2-3.) Therefore, the…