(PC) Cortinas v. Ikegbu

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 LARRY WILLIAM CORTINAS, No. 2:23-cv-00285-CKD P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 N. IKEGBU, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner and is proceeding without counsel. Plaintiff seeks relief 18 pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

and requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 19 U.S.C. § 1915. This proceeding was referred to this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and 20 Local Rule 302. 21 Plaintiff submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. §…