Cueva
(PC) Taylor v. Cueva
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ARTHUR TAYLOR, No. 2:24-cv-00634 SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND
RECOMMENDATIONS
D. CUEVA, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the court are plaintiff’s complaint for screening (ECF No. 1), motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 7), and motions to appoint counsel (ECF Nos. 17 and 19). For the reasons described below, the court recommends that the action be dismissed with prejudice as duplicative of the earlier filed case Taylor v. Gordan et al., 2:24-cv-00403-CKD (E.D. Cal.). IN FORMA PAUPERIS Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed without paying the full filing fee for this action, under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Plaintiff submitted a declaration showing that he cannot afford to pay the entire filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(2). However, because the undersigned is 27 …