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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GREGORY C. BONTEMPS, No. 2:19-cv-1537 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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R. THOMAS, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. He claims defendant violated his right to access the court under the First Amendment. Plaintiff has consented to magistrate judge jurisdiction. (ECF Nos. 4, 5.) Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 6.) For the reasons set forth below, the court finds plaintiff fails to meet the standards to proceed in forma pauperis and should be required to pay the filing fee if he wishes to proceed with this action. I. In Forma Pauperis Statute The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA”) permits a federal court to authorize the commencement and prosecution of any suit without…