Phillip Bonnette et al vs Dick, et al

Filing 8

ORDER GRANTING 6 7 Motion to Proceed IFP signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 6/12/2018. (Sant Agata, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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PHILLIP BONNETTE and LINDA FAYE
GRANT-JONES,
Plaintiffs,

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Case No. 1:18-cv-0046-DAD-BAM
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO
PROCEED WITHOUT PREPAYMENT OF
FEES OR COSTS

v.
(ECF. Nos. 6, 7)
LELAND ROSS DICK, et al,
Defendants.

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Plaintiffs Phillip Bonnette and Linda Faye Grant-Jones are proceeding pro se and have

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requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to Title 28 of the United States Code section

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1915(a). (ECF Nos. 6, 7). Plaintiffs have made the showing required by section 1915(a), and

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accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

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Plaintiffs are advised that the Court screens the complaints of pro se litigants proceeding in

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forma pauperis pursuant to Title 28 of the United States Code section 1915(e)(2). The Court must

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dismiss a complaint if the litigant has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that

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fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a

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defendant(s) who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). As a result, summonses

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will not issue at this time. The Court will direct the United States Marshal to serve Plaintiffs’

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complaint only after the Court has screened the complaint and determined that it contains
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cognizable claims for relief against the named defendants. The Court has a large number of such

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cases pending before it and will screen Plaintiffs’ complaint in due course.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

June 12, 2018

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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