Elmer Moreno Mendoza v. BPH Director Jennifer Shaffer

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WESTERN DIVISION 11 12 ELMER MORENO MENDOZA, ) No. CV 21-430-FMO (PLA) ) 13 Plaintiff, ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE: ) PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION TO FILE 14 v. ) ACTION IN FORMA PAUPERIS ) 15 BPH DIRECTOR JENNIFER SHAFFER, ) et al., ) 16 ) Defendants. ) 17 ) 18 On January 12, 2021, Elmer Moreno Mendoza (“plaintiff”) filed with this Court a civil rights 19 complaint pursuant to

42 U.S.C. § 1983

(“Complaint” or “Compl.”) (ECF No. 1); on January 19, 20 2021, he filed a Request to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP Request”).1…