(PC) McCoy v. Sacramento County Jail

E.D. California

(PC) McCoy v. Sacramento County Jail

District Court, E.D. California·Decided March 22, 2023·No. 2:22-cv-01770·Unknown

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 1] JEROME ELI MCCOY, No. 2:22-cv-1770 AC P Plaintiff, Vv. ORDER SACRAMENTO COUNTY JAIL, et al. Defendants. On January 19, 2023, plaintiff filed a request for a court-appointed investigator. ECF No. 14. The expenditure of public funds on behalf of an indigent litigant is proper only when authorized by Congress. Tedder v. Odel, 890 F.2d 210 (9th Cir. 1989). The in forma pauperis statute does not authorize the expenditure of public funds for investigators. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiffs request for an investigator (ECF No. 14) 1s DENIED. DATED: March 22, 2023 ~ Cttt0 Lhar—e_ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 1] JEROME ELI MCCOY, No. 2:22-cv-1770 AC P Plaintiff, Vv. ORDER SACRAMENTO COUNTY JAIL, et al. Defendants. On January 19, 2023, plaintiff filed a request for a court-appointed investigator. ECF No. 14. The expenditure of public funds on behalf of an indigent litigant is proper only when authorized by Congress. Tedder v. Odel, 890 F.2d 210 (9th Cir. 1989). The in forma pauperis statute does not authorize the expenditure of public funds for investigators. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiffs request for an investigator (ECF No. 14) 1s DENIED. DATED: March 22, 2023 ~ Cttt0 Lhar—e_ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

(PC) McCoy v. Sacramento County Jail, (E.D. Cal. 2023).

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