(PC) Matthews, II v. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 IVAN LEE MATTHEWS, II, Case No.: 1:25-cv-0580 JLT CDB 12 Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING

13 v. PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION TO PROCEED

IN FORMA PAUPERIS, AND DIRECTING

14 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PLAINTIFF TO PAY THE FILING FEE IN

CORRECTIONS AND FULL WITHIN 30 DAYS

15 REHABILITATION, (Docs. 2, 11) 16 Defendant. 17

18 Ivan Lee Matthews, II, is proceeding pro se in this action, in which he seeks to hold the 19 defendants liable for violations of his civil rights while incarcerated at North Kern State Prison. 20 Plaintiff filed a complaint and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis in the Central District of 21 California, which transferred the matter to this Court because the allegations involve conduct that 22 occurred at a facility in the Eastern District of California. (Docs. 4, 5.) 23 The magistrate judge found that Plaintiff had at least three “strikes” prior to filing the 24 action and that Plaintiff was…