Rawat

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAJ SINGH, No. 2:25-cv-2401-DC-CKD PS Plaintiff, 13 v. 14 KIRAN RAWAT, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff Raj Singh1 initiated this action on August 22, 2025, with a pro se complaint and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). (ECF Nos. 1, 2.) This matter is referred to the undersigned magistrate judge pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21) and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). For the reasons that follow, the undersigned recommends plaintiff’s application to proceed IFP be denied and the complaint be dismissed as frivolous. I. IFP In order to commence a civil action, a plaintiff must either pay the $350.00 filing fee and the $55.00 administrative fee or file an application requesting leave to proceed IFP. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). The court may authorize the commencement of an action without 27 1 Plaintiff Raj Singh also files cases in this district under the alias Raghvendra Singh. See In re Singh, 551 B.R. 54,…