ALEX LEONARD AZEVEDO v. THE PEOPLE, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALEX LEONARD AZEVEDO, No. 2:24-cv-03025-TLN-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THE PEOPLE, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Plaintiff has also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF Nos. 2. I. Request to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff has not paid the court’s filing fee. He requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. ECF No. 2. Review of court records reveals that plaintiff has been determined to be a “three strikes” litigant, having had three or more prior cases dismissed for frivolity or failure to state a claim. Azevedo v. Smith, et al., E.D. Cal. Case No. 2:18-cv-02818- TLN-AC, ECF Nos. 5, 7, 16. Plaintiff is therefore precluded…