(PC) Louprasong v. San Joaquin County Jail Recreational

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AMPHONE LOUPRASONG, Case No. 2:24-cv-3416-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER Y. SALINAS GOLZALEZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff has filed a civil rights action along with an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis application shows an available balance of $1,496, which appears to be more than enough to cover the $405 filing fee. Instead of recommending that plaintiff’s application be denied, on December 19, 2024, I ordered plaintiff to explain why he cannot both pay the filing fee and still afford his necessities. See Escobedo v. Applebees, 787 F.3d 1226, 1234 (9th Cir. 2015) (“An affidavit in support of an IFP application is sufficient where it alleges that the affiant cannot pay the court costs and still afford the necessities of life.”); ECF No. 4. When plaintiff did not file a response, I ordered plaintiff (1) to show cause why this action should not be dismissed based on his…