(PC) Azevedo v. Nelson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALEX LEONARD AZEVEDO, No. 2:24-cv-2995 DAD AC P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DAVID RICK NELSON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state inmate proceeding without an attorney in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 2. However, the Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PRLA”) provides that: In no event shall a prisoner bring a civil action or appeal a judgement in a civil action or proceeding under this section if the prisoner has, on 3 or more occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any facility, brought an action or appeal in a court of the United States that was dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, unless the…