Sztukowski
(PC) Marvin Harris v. Sztukowski
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
MARVIN HARRIS, ) Case No. 1:19-cv-01116-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO ) RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE TO v. ) THIS ACTION
) S. SZTUKOWSKI, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ) RECOMMENDING MOTION TO PROCEED IN Defendants. ) FORMA PAUPERIS BE DENIED ) ) [ECF No. 3]
Plaintiff Marvin Harris is appearing pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, filed on August 15, 2019. On September 16, 2019, Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. I. DISCUSSION The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA) was enacted “to curb frivolous prisoner complaints and appeals.” Silva v. Di Vittorio, 658 F.3d 1090, 1099-1100 (9th Cir. 2011). Pursuant to the PLRA, the in forma pauperis statue was amended to include section 1915(g), a non-merits related 25 …