Macomber

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BRIANNA K. BLUE, No. 2:25-cv-2805-DC-CKD PS Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 JEFF MACOMBER, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Brianna Blue proceeds without counsel and seeks relief relating to an incident and resulting visiting ban preventing her from visiting her fiancé who is in custody of the California Department of Corrections. (ECF No. 1.) This matter is before the undersigned pursuant to Local Rule 302(c)(21). Plaintiff seeks to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2.) In order to commence a civil action, along with the complaint, a plaintiff must either pay the $350.00 filing fee and the $55.00 administrative fee or file an application requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“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 U.S.C. § 1915(a). “An affidavit in…