California Men's Colony, Unit II Men's Adv. Council v. James Rowland, Director, James H. Gomez, Sara Bruce, Leslie Bandaccari

WIGGINS, Circuit Judge:

The California Men’s Colony, Unit II, Men’s Advisory Council (“the MAC”) appeals the district court’s denial of its motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) to proceed in forma pauperis in this civil rights action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The district court denied the motion on the ground that the appellant had not made an adequate showing of indigency as required by § 1915. The court also denied the MAC’s request for reconsideration of that ruling. By order of July 20, 1990, we granted the MAC’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis for the purpose of addressing an…