Hobbs

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RAJ SINGH, No. 2:25-cv-2402-DAD-CKD PS Plaintiff, 13 v. 14 JONATHAN HOBBS, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff Raj Singh 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 without leave to amend. 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 prepayment of fees by an individual who submits an affidavit evidencing an inability to pay such fees. 28…