(PC) Cross v. Kings County Sheriff

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEROME LEE CROSS, ) Case No.: 1: 24-cv-0501 JLT EPG ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND ) RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING PLAINTIFF’S v. ) MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS, ) AND DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO PAY THE KINGS COUNTY SHERIFF, et al., ) FILING FEE WITHIN 30 DAYS ) Defendants. ) (Docs. 2, 5) ) )

Jerome Lee Cross seeks to proceed in forma pauperis in this action, in which he alleges the defendants are liable for violations of his civil rights at Kings County Jail. (Docs. 1, 2.) The magistrate judge found Plaintiff is subject to the three-strikes bar of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), after identifying the following cases that were dismissed prior to the filing of this action, for failure to state a claim, or as frivolous: 1. Cross v. Kings County District Attorney’s Office, et al., 1:14-cv-1073-AWI-SAB (dismissed “for failure to state a cognizable claim for relief” on July 7, 2015); 23 2. …