Jones

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Case No.: 3:24-cv-01597-JO-BLM

WAYNE ELIJAH JONES,

CDCR #BU-7712, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS Plaintiff,

AND DISMISSING CIVIL ACTION

14 vs. FOR FAILURE TO PAY FILING FEES REQUIRED BY JANIS L. SAMMARTINO, et al., 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) 16 Defendants. [Dkt. 2] 18 Plaintiff Wayne Elijah Jones is a prisoner at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”) in San Diego, California. Proceeding pro se, he filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Dkts. 1, 2. A prisoner with three or more “strikes,” i.e., prior civil cases or appeals dismissed as frivolous, malicious, or for failing to state a claim, “cannot proceed IFP” absent a plausible allegation of “imminent danger of serious physical injury” at the time of filing. Andrews. v. …