Ellawendy

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SAN JOSE DIVISION

ABELFATAH ELLAWENDY, Case No. 19-CV-08417-LHK

Plaintiff,

ORDER CONTINUING PLAINTIFF’S

IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS

v. Re: Dkt. No. 21 CSUMB POLICE DEPARTMENT, et al., Defendant. 17 Before the Court is the Ninth Circuit’s referral to this Court for a determination of whether to continue Plaintiff AbelFatah Ellawendy’s (“Plaintiff”) in forma pauperis status. 9th Cir. Case No. 20-17376, ECF No. 2. Having considered the relevant law and the record in this case, the Court CONTINUES Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status. I. BACKGROUND On December 26, 2019, Plaintiff filed a complaint and an application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF Nos. 1–2. On February 6, 2020, United States Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen granted Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, screened Plaintiff’s complaint under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, concluded that Plaintiff’s complaint failed to state a claim for relief, and granted Plaintiff an…