McCoy

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HICKORY MCCOY, et al., No. 2:23-cv-0621 KJN P Plaintiffs, v. ORDER INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, et al., Defendants. 16 On April 3, 2023, plaintiffs, federal prisoners proceeding pro se, mailed to this court a document styled “Motion for Contempt of Court.” (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiffs seek leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. However, plaintiffs’ motion is addressed to the Northern District of California, and references the class action Scholl v. Mnuchin, No. 4:20-cv-05309 PJH (N.D. Cal.). Plaintiffs claim the court in Scholl determined that the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service could not refuse to make the Economic Impact payments to incarcerated, but otherwise qualifying U.S. citizens. Plaintiffs ask the court to find defendants in contempt for failing to make such payments owed to qualifying plaintiffs. In the interest of justice, a federal court may transfer a complaint filed in…