(PC) Washington v. CDC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODERICK NATHANIEL No. 2:24-cv-1784 CSK P

WASHINGTON,

12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF RECOMMENDATIONS

CORRECTIONS, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. Plaintiff seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff did not pay the court’s filing fee or request leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). For the reasons stated below, the Court recommends that plaintiff be ordered to pay the filing fee in full prior to proceeding any further with this action. I. THREE STRIKES RULE The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA”) permits a federal court to authorize the commencement and prosecution of any suit without prepayment of fees by a person who submits an affidavit demonstrating that the person is unable to pay such fees. …