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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

 MARTA ANGELICA HURTADO, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:14-CV-00323-KJM-KJN 

ORDER 

 Marta Angelica Hurtado (“plaintiff”) moves to proceed in forma pauperis. Mot. 

to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (“Mot.”) at 1–2, ECF No. 2. In support of her motion, she has 

filed an Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs. Id. 

Courts “may authorize the commencement, prosecution or defense of any suit, 

action or proceeding, . . . without prepayment of fees . . . by a person who submits an affidavit 

that includes a statement of all assets such . . . that the person is unable to pay such fees or give 

security therefor.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). “Such affidavit shall state the nature of the action 

. . . and affiant’s belief that the person is entitled to redress.” Id.

Here, plaintiff attests that she has no current income and that her only assets are 

fifty dollars, a 1999 Ford Expedition, a wedding ring and a necklace. Mot. at 1–2. Further, she 

“declare[s] . . . [under penalty of perjury] that [she is] unable to pay the costs of these 

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proceedings and that [she is] entitled to the relief requested.” Id. at 1. As plaintiff has 

complied with the pertinent statutory dictates, 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1), the court permits 

plaintiff to proceed in forma pauperis. 

As set forth above, the court GRANTS the motion. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: May 6, 2014. 

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