Mourning
Mourning v. Batemen
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEFFERY L. MOURNING, Case No. 21-cv-01396-BAS-LL 11 Plaintiff, ORDER: 12 v. (1) GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO PROCEED
MILDRED S. BATEMAN; JOHN IN FORMA PAUPERIS
BROWN (BEING FICTITIOUS NAME), (ECF No. 2); (2) DISMISSING AS MOOT Defendants. PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO APPOINT COUNSEL (ECF No. 3); AND 17 (3) DISMISSING ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE
19 Before the Court is Plaintiff Jeffery Mourning’s Complaint, Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”), and Motion to Appoint Counsel. (ECF Nos. 1–3.) For the reasons stated below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP Motion”), DENIES AS MOOT Plaintiff’s Motion to Appoint Counsel, and DISMISSES WITHOUT PREJUDICE the action. I. IFP MOTION Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, a litigant who is unable to pay the…