Rosario

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES D. NELSON, No. 2:23-cv-0957 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER T. ROSARIO, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has requested authority pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF Nos. 1, 2, 4, 6, 8. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. Plaintiff has also filed a request that this case be processed and considered by the court. ECF No. 7. For the reasons stated below, plaintiff’s first application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) will be denied as incomplete. His second application (ECF No. 6) will be granted, and his third application (ECF No. 8) will be denied as moot. Plaintiff’s request that this case be processed and considered will also be denied as moot. Finally, plaintiff will be ordered to show cause why this matter should not be…