Earl Simpson v. A Non-Profit Public Benefit Corp. Department of the State Hospitals

Filing 9

ORDER GRANTING 5 Motion to Proceed IFP signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 4/21/2017. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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EARL SIMPSON,

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Plaintiff,

CASE No. 1:17-cv-00275-LJO-MJS (PC)
ORDER
GRANTING
MOTION
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

TO

v.
(ECF NO. 5)
A NON-PROFIT PUBLIC BENEFIT
CORP. DEPARTMENT OF THE
STATE HOSPITALS,

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Defendant.

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Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this action. On April 17, 2017,

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Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. section 1915.

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(ECF No. 5.) The motion indicates that Plaintiff is unable to afford the fees for this

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litigation and that he is entitled to proceed without prepayment of fees.

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Based on the foregoing, Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis is
HEREBY GRANTED.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 21, 2017

/s/

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Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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