Custer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES CARL KELLY, Case No.: 1:25-cv-00052-CDB Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DENY IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUS

v. AND REQUIRE PREPAYMENT OF FEES

J. CUSTER, et al., (Doc. 2)

Defendants. 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

Clerk of the Court to Assign District Judge

17 Plaintiff James Carl Kelly is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. section 1983. I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a complaint on December 26, 2024.1 (Doc. 1). That same date, Plaintiff filed a handwritten declaration in support of the complaint, a motion for the appointment of counsel, and a proposed order to show cause for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order. (Docs. 2, 3, 4). In the declaration, Plaintiff asserts he is not a “three-striker” and references a purported finding by the Honorable United States…