Warden

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DENNIS PETILLO, JR., No. 2:25-cv-1871-SCR 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER 14 WARDEN, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is a state prisoner representing himself in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 18 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has requested leave to proceed without paying the full filing fee for this 19 action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Plaintiff’s complaint is before the court for screening. 20 I. Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis 21 A review of court records reveals that plaintiff has been determined to be a three strikes 22 litigant. See Petillo v. Donovan Prison, 3:23-cv-2038 RSH AHG (S.D. Cal.). Based on this 23 finding, plaintiff is precluded from proceeding in forma pauperis in this action unless he is “under 24 imminent danger of serious physical injury.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). However, the court is unable 25 to determine whether plaintiff meets the imminent danger exception because the complaint is 26 indecipherable due to…