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Parties Involved:
Cal-Trans
Defendant
Victor Tagle
Plaintiff

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 

Title 28 of the United States Code section 1915(a).1 Plaintiff has made the showing required by 

section 1915(a), and accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915(a).

Plaintiff is advised that the Court is required to screen complaints of pro se litigants pursuant to 

Title 28 of the United States Code section 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a complaint or portion 

thereof if the litigant has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” that fail to state a 

claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a defendant(s) who is 

immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(A)(b)(1)&(2). As a result, summonses will not issue at 

 

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Plaintiff Victor Tagle filed his notice of consent on October 27, 2014 under Title 28, U.S.C. Sec. 636(c)(1) to 

have a United States Magistrate Judge conduct all further proceedings in this case, including trial and entry of final 

judgment. (Doc. 8).

VICTOR TAGLE,

 Plaintiff,

v.

CAL-TRANS, 

Defendant.

/

CASE NO. 1:14-cv-1617-BAM

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED WITHOUT PREPAYMENT OF 

FEES OR COSTS

(Doc. 2).

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this time. The Court will direct the United States Marshal to serve Plaintiff’s complaint only after the 

Court has screened the complaint and determined that it contains cognizable claims for relief against 

the named defendants. The Court has a large number of such cases pending before it and will screen 

Plaintiff’s complaint in due course. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 5, 2014 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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