(PC) Roberts v. Kern Valley State Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DAVID NATHANIEL ROBERTS, CASE NO. 1:24-cv-01201-EPG (PC) Plaintiff,

ORDER TO ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE

v.

AND

KERN VALLEY STATE PRISON, et al.,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Defendants. TO DISMISS THIS ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO PAY A

FILING FEE OR SUBMIT AN APPLICATION

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS

19 20 Plaintiff David Nathaniel Roberts is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights 21 lawsuit filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a complaint on October 7, 2024. (ECF No. 1). However, Plaintiff neither paid the filing fee for this action nor submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). The Court issued an order on October 8, 2024, giving Plaintiff forty-five days to either (1) submit a completed and signed IFP application or (2) pay the filing…