Sherman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICHARD A. EVANS, No. 1:19-cv-00226-DAD-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER DECLINING TO ADOPT FINDINGS

AND RECOMMENDATIONS, GRANTING

S. SHERMAN, et al., PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION TO PROCEED

IN FORMA PAUPERIS, AND DENYING

Defendants. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

16 (Doc. Nos. 2, 7, 12)

18 Plaintiff Richard A. Evans, a state prisoner, proceeds pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 15, 2019, plaintiff commenced this action by filing a complaint (Doc. No. 1) and an application to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 2). The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On February 21, 2019, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations, recommending that plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis be denied and that he be required to pay the $400.00…