Chase

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 JEFF JACOB CHASE, Case No. 22-cv-02421-EMC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

v. APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN

FORMA PAUPERIS, AND DENYING

JOHN ROHRBACHER, et al., PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR A

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER

Defendants. Docket Nos. 2-3 12 13 Plaintiff Jeff Chase has sued the City of Sausalito and several City employees, including police officers. Currently pending before the Court is his application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) and his motion for a temporary restraining order (“TRO”). The Court addresses first the IFP application. Based on the financial affidavit submitted, the Court GRANTS the application. Because Mr. Chase is proceeding IFP, the Court must now review his complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). See Roughen v. Dep't of the Army, No. 98-35896, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 12583, at *2 (9th Cir. June 2, 2000) (noting that, because the plaintiff “was not a prisoner, she was not…