Opinion
1:21-cv-580-DAD-HBK
06-16-2021
RAMON NAVARRO LUPERCIO, Plaintiff, v. MACARIO MENDOZA, Defendant
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS (DOC. NO. 2)
HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA, UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiff Ramon Navarro Lupercio initiated this action by filing a pro se Complaint by a Prisoner Under the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Form on April 7, 2021 while he was incarcerated in San Quentin State Prison. (Doc. No. 1). Plaintiff seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. No. 2). Plaintiff has submitted a declaration regarding his financial circumstances, which satisfies the requirements under § 1915. Id. It appears Plaintiff is no longer incarcerated based on his address of record. Nonetheless, because the Complaint was initiated while Plaintiff while a prisoner, the Complaint is subject to he Prison Litigation Reform Act.
Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED:
1. Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 2) is GRANTED.
2. Plaintiff remains obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $400.00 for this action. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1).
IT IS SO ORDERED.