Spencer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELVIN SPENCER, Case No.: 23-cv-771-GPC-BLM

Plaintiff,

ORDER

v. (1) GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO,

PAUPERIS;

Defendant. [ECF No. 6] (2) SUA SPONTE DISMISSING

PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT FOR

FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM; [ECF No. 5]

19 Plaintiff Melvin Spencer timely filed an amended application to proceed in forma 20 pauperis (“IFP”), and a first amended complaint. ECF Nos. 5, 6. Based on the reasoning 21 below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s amended motion to proceed in forma pauperis, and 22 sua sponte DISMISSES with leave to amend the first amended complaint for failure to state 23 a claim. 24 A. Motion To Proceed In Forma Pauperis 25 All parties instituting any civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the 26 United States, except on application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of 27 28 $402. See 28 U.S.C. §…