Bailey

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT SMYTHE, Case No. 1:25-cv-01624-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

RANDOMLY ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE TO

v. ACTION BAILEY, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

THAT PLAINTIFF’S MOTIONS FOR LEAVE

Defendants. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS BE

DENIED

16 (ECF Nos. 2, 10)

FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

18 Plaintiff Robert Smythe (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff initiated this action on November 24, 2025, by filing an unsigned complaint. (See ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis, which included a certified copy of his trust account statement. (ECF No. 2.) On November 25, 2025, the Court issued an order striking Plaintiff’s complaint as unsigned and requiring Plaintiff to file a signed complaint or a notice of voluntary dismissal within thirty (30) days. …