Opinion
1:23-cv-01234-JLT-EPG
10-03-2023
ISAAC MONGIA, Plaintiff, v. CITY OF FRESNO, et al., Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' APPLICATIONS TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
(ECF No. 2)
Plaintiff Isaac Mongia, proceeding pro se in this civil case, has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 2). Plaintiff has made the requisite showing required by § 1915(a). Accordingly, Plaintiff's applications to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) is granted.
The Court notes that, because Plaintiff proceeds in forma pauperis, Plaintiff's complaint is subject to screening before the Court authorizes the Clerk of the Court to issue summons. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915; see also O'Neal v. Price, 531 F.3d 1146, 1151 (9th Cir. 2008) (“After a prisoner applies for in forma pauperis status and lodges a complaint with the district court, the district court screens the complaint and determines whether it contains cognizable claims. If not, the district court must dismiss the complaint.”); Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1129 (9th Cir. 2000) (noting that “section 1915(e) applies to all in forma pauperis complaints, not just those filed by prisoners”); Preciado v. Salas, No. 1:13-cv-0390-LJO-BAM, 2014 WL 127710, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Jan. 14, 2014) (“The Court is required to screen complaints brought by plaintiffs proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis.”). Accordingly, the Court will screen Plaintiff's complaint in due course.
IT IS SO ORDERED.