Madden

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARVIN HARRIS, 1:19-cv-01216-DAD-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

v. TO DENY PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATIONS

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

MADDEN, et al., (Docs. 8-10) Defendants.

14-DAY DEADLINE

17 I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Marvin Harris is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. 1.) On September 25, 2019, and October 7, 2019, Plaintiff filed two applications to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Docs. 8-10.) Plaintiff’s applications should be DENIED because Plaintiff has three strikes under section 1915 and fails to show that he is in imminent danger of serious physical injury. II. THREE-STRIKES PROVISION OF 28 U.S.C. § 1915 28 U.S.C. § 1915 governs proceedings in forma pauperis. The statute provides, “[i]n no event shall a prisoner bring a civil action . . . under this section if the prisoner has, on 3 or…