Wayne Merkley v. State of Idaho

MEMORANDUM ***

Idaho ■ state prisoner Wayne Douglas Merkley appeals pro se from the district court’s order denying his motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) in his 42 U.S.C. § 1983 action alleging various constitutional claims and claims under the Americans with Disabilities Act. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We review for an abuse of discretion. Escobedo v. Applebees, 787 F.3d 1226, 1284 (9th Cir.2015). We reverse and remand.

The district court denied Merkley’s motion to proceed IFP because it concluded that Merkley did not make a sufficient showing of indigency.…