(PC)Favor

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRANDON FAVOR, Case No.: 1:24-cv-0610 JLT SKO Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING

v. PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION TO PROCEED

IN FORMA PAUPERIS, AND DIRECTING

S. VILLEGAS, et al., PLAINTIFF TO PAY THE FILING FEE

WITHIN 30 DAYS

Defendants. (Doc. 7)

Brandon Favor seeks to proceed in forma pauperis in this action, in which he asserts the defendants are liable for violations of his civil rights. (Docs. 1, 2.) The magistrate judge found Plaintiff reported significant income and assets—including $500,000 in cash—and did not satisfy the requirements of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). (Doc. 7 at 1-2.) In addition, the magistrate judge found Plaintiff “not entitled to proceed without prepayment of fees because he has accrued three or more ‘strikes’ under section 28 U.S.C. § 1915.” (Id. at 1.) Specifically, the magistrate judge found the following cases qualify as a strike under 28 U.S.C. §…