Jacinto
(PC) Driver v. Jacinto
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BILLY DRIVER, JR., Case No. 2:24-cv-3800-DAD-JDP (P) Plaintiff, v. ORDER JACINTO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff has filed a complaint, ECF No. 1, and a request to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 4. He is, however, a “three-striker” within the meaning of Title 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g); he has filed at least three cases that were dismissed for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted: (1) Driver v. Martel, No. 08-cv-1910-GEB-EFB (E.D. Cal. Sept. 15, 2009) at ECF Nos. 28 & 32; (2) Driver v. Kelso, No. 2:11-cv-2397-EFB-P (E.D. Cal. Aug. 9, 2012) at ECF Nos. 17 & 20; (3) Driver v. Epp, No. 2:12-cv-0589-EFB (E.D. Cal. Sept. 5, 2012) at ECF Nos. 7 & 8. Plaintiff might still be eligible to proceed in forma pauperis if his complaint made a showing of imminent physical danger, but the allegations in his complaint do not make this showing. Plaintiff’s short complaint is difficult to understand. He appears to…