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*1 Case 1:22-cv-01041-KES-GSA Document 13 Filed 06/30/25 Page 1 of 2 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA CHRISTOPHER MULDREW, No. 1:22-cv-01041 KES GSA (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO COMPLETE IN FORMA PAUPERIS v. APPLICATION FOR A NONPRISONER O. MARROQUIN, et al., PLAINTIFF’S IN FORMA PAUPERIS
APPLICATION FOR A NONPRISONER DUE Defendants. IN SEVEN DAYS
Plaintiff, a former state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.
On July 29, 2024, Plaintiff filed a notice of change of address. ECF No. 12. The updated address Plaintiff has provided appears to be a private one, likely indicating that he is no longer incarcerated. [1] See id. at 1.
Upon release from prison, a former inmate must be allowed to apply to proceed under general in forma pauperis provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). See DeBlasio v. Gilmore, 315 F.3d 396, 399 (4th Cir. 2003); In re Prison Litigation Reform Act, 105 F.3d 1131, 1139 (6th Cir. 1997) (upon release, obligation to pay remainder of fees to be determined solely on question of *2 Case 1:22-cv-01041-KES-GSA Document 13 Filed 06/30/25 Page 2 of 2 whether individual qualifies for pauper status). A released prisoner may proceed in forma pauperis upon satisfying the poverty provisions applicable to non-prisoners. McGann v. Comm’r, Soc. Sec. Admin., 96 F.3d 29, 30 (2d Cir. 1996).
For these reasons, Plaintiff will be ordered to complete and file an application to proceed in forma pauperis by a non-prisoner. Plaintiff will be given seven days to do so.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. The Clerk of Court shall send Plaintiff a copy of the Court’s application to proceed in forma pauperis for a non-prisoner, and
2. Within seven days from the date of this order, Plaintiff shall complete and file the non- prisoner in forma pauperis application with the Court.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: June 27, 2025 /s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
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[1] If the Court is incorrect and Plaintiff is still incarcerated, he must inform the Court. 1