Munford

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THOMAS JEROME MUNFORD, Case No.: 21-CV-851 JLS (JLB)

CDCR #BE8370,

ORDER (1) GRANTING MOTION

Plaintiff, TO PROCEED IN FORMA v. PAUPERIS AND (2) DISMISSING

WITHOUT PREJUDICE FIRST

AMENDMENT CLAIMS FOR

J. SANCHEZ; T. ARMSTEAD; and

FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM

A. LARACCO,

PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C.

Defendants. §§ 1915(e)(2)(B) AND 1915A(b)

18 (ECF Nos. 1, 2) 19 20 21

Plaintiff Thomas Jerome Munford (“Plaintiff”), currently incarcerated at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”), is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”). Plaintiff alleges that three correctional officers violated his First and Eighth Amendment rights. See id. at 3–4. / / / / / / Plaintiff did not prepay the $402 civil filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) at the time of filing and has instead filed a…