Montiez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL LITTLETON, No. 2:22-cv-1067 TLN AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER MARK MONTIEZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a county jail inmate, filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 without an attorney. This action closed on February 8, 2023, based plaintiff’s failure to prosecute the case. ECF No. 12. Pending before the court are plaintiff’s request for refund of filing fees and motion to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF Nos. 14, 15. Although this action is closed, the court will address plaintiff’s request and motions. Plaintiff is advised that no orders will issue in response to future filings by plaintiff in this action because this action is closed. For the following, reasons, plaintiff’s request for refund of filing fees is denied, and the undersigned recommends the motion to proceed in forma pauperis be denied. I. Background In June 2022, plaintiff filed the complaint and a motion to…