Cunningham
Cunningham v. Ramos
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 MELVIN LYNN CUNNINGHAM, Jr., Case No.: 3:23-cv-00351-JAH-NLS CDCR No. F78919,
ORDER:
Plaintiff, 12 vs. (1) GRANTING MOTION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
[ECF No. 6] RAMOS, Alfonso, Correctional Officer;
MORA, Jessica, Correctional Officer, (2) SCREENING COMPLAINT Defendants. PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) AND 28 U.S.C. 17 § 1915A(b) 18 19 Plaintiff Melvin Lynn Cunningham, Jr. (“Plaintiff” or “Cunningham”), who is proceeding pro se and is currently housed at R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”), filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on February 21, 2023. See Compl., ECF No. 1. Cunningham did not prepay the civil filing fee and did not file a Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (“IFP”), and so the Court dismissed this case without prejudice and gave Cunningham forty-five (45) days to either pay the civil filing fee or file an IFP motion. Id. On June 14, 2023, Cunningham filed an IFP…