(PC) McCoy v. Sacramento County Jail ( 2023 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 1] JEROME ELI MCCOY, No. 2:22-cv-1770 AC P 12 Plaintiff, 13 Vv. ORDER 14 SACRAMENTO COUNTY JAIL, et al. 15 Defendants. 16 17 On January 19, 2023, plaintiff filed a request for a court-appointed investigator. ECF No. 18 | 14. The expenditure of public funds on behalf of an indigent litigant is proper only when 19 || authorized by Congress. Tedder v. Odel, 890 F.2d 210 (9th Cir. 1989). The in forma pauperis 20 || statute does not authorize the expenditure of public funds for investigators. See 28 U.S.C. § 21 1915. 22 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiffs request for an investigator (ECF 23 || No. 14) 1s DENIED. 24 | DATED: March 22, 2023 ~ Cttt0 Lhar—e_ 25 ALLISONCLAIRE. UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 27 28