(PC) Massengale v. Kern County Sheriff Detentional Facility
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KEVIN MASSENGALE, Case No.: 1:24-cv-00010-SKO Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING REQUEST TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
v. (Doc. 3) KERN COUNTY SHERIFF
DETENTIONAL FACILITY,
15 Defendant.
17 Plaintiff Kevin Massengale is former detainee proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff initiated this action with the filing of a complaint in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on December 19, 2023. (Doc. 1.) That same date, Plaintiff submitted a completed and signed “Request to Proceed In Forma Pauperis with Declaration in Support” form used in the that district. (Doc. 3.) On January 3, 2024, the action was transferred to this Court because venue is proper in the Eastern District of California given Plaintiff’s allegations involving acts that occurred in Kern County. (Doc. 6.) II. DISCUSSION All parties instituting any civil action, suit or…