(PC) Smith v. Fresno County Jail

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJanuary 21, 20251:24-cv-00672California2,092 words

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Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

8 9 DEREK M. SMITH, Case No. 1:24-cv-00672 JLT EPG (PC) 10 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS,

RECOMMENDING THAT PLAINTIFF’S IFP

v. STATUS BE REVOKED AND THAT

PLAINTIFF BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE

FRESNO COUNTY JAIL, FILING FEE IN FULL IF HE WANTS TO

PROCEED WITH THIS ACTION

Defendant. 14 (ECF Nos. 7, 8)

OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN

THIRTY DAYS

16 Plaintiff Derek M. Smith is incarcerated at Fresno County Jail and is proceeding pro se in this action filed on June 10, 2024. (ECF No. 1). On June 21, 2024, Plaintiff also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) in this action (ECF No. 7), which the Court granted on June 24, 2024 (ECF No. 8). Because the Court concludes that Plaintiff had at least three “strikes” prior to filing this action and because he was not in imminent danger of serious physical injury at the time he filed it, the Court finds that Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis was improvidently granted, and will recommend that Plaintiff’s…

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