McElroy
McElroy v. Department of Corrections
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 LATWAHN J. MCELROY, Case No. 25-cv-00314-HSG
Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING LEAVE TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS;
v. DENYING REQUEST FOR
EXCEPTION; REQUIRING FILING
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, et FEE IN FULL al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 2, 19 Defendants. 12 Plaintiff, an inmate at Salinas Valley State Prison, filed this pro se civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on or about January 7, 2025. Dkt. No. 4-4 at 2. Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Dkt. Nos. 2, 19. On March 3, 2025, the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause why he should not be denied leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to the three strikes provision set forth in 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Dkt. No. 13. Plaintiff filed his response with the Court on April 7, 2025. Dkt. No. 19. In that response, Plaintiff requests that the Court apply the imminent danger exception in this action and allow him to proceed in forma…