Prescott-Martin
(PC) Spearman v. Prescott-Martin
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 REGINALD EDWARD SPEARMAN, No. 2:25-cv-0235 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
RAECHELLE PRESCOTT-MARTIN, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a county prisoner proceeding pro se who has not yet submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis in this case or paid the required filing fee of $350.00 plus the $52.00 administrative fee. However, for the reasons explained below, plaintiff will not be given the opportunity to submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis because he has accrued at least three strikes under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) and he has not shown that he is under imminent danger of serious physical injury. Instead, the court will recommend that plaintiff be required to pay the $402.00 in required fees or suffer dismissal of the complaint. I. Three Strikes Analysis The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA) permits any court of the United States to authorize the commencement…