Harper v. City of Merced, et al.

Filing 4

ORDER GRANTING 3 Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis; ORDER Directing Clerk of Court to Issue Summons; and ORDER Directing the United States Marshal to Serve a Copy of the Complaint, Summons, and This Order Upon Defendant signed by Magistrate Judge Sheila K. Oberto on 4/30/2018. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DARCY HARPER,

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Plaintiff,

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Case No. 1:18-cv-00562-LJO-SKO
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

v.
(Doc. 3)

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CITY OF MERCED, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff, Darcy Harper, filed a complaint on April 25, 2018 (Doc. 1), an application to

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proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 on April 26, 2018 (Doc. 3).1 Plaintiff’s

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application demonstrates entitlement to proceed without prepayment of fees.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:

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Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED;

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The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to issue a summons; and

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Plaintiff also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis on April 25, 2018, but the
application was erroneously noticed for hearing before the wrong magistrate judge. (See Doc. 2.)
Because the Court grants Plaintiff’s correctly-noticed application for in forma pauperis filed the
next day, Plaintiff’s earlier-filed application (Doc. 2) is DENIED as MOOT.
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The United States Marshal is DIRECTED to serve a copy of the complaint,

summons, and this order upon the defendant as directed by the plaintiff.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

April 30, 2018

/s/

Sheila K. Oberto

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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