(PC)Washington
(PC)Washington v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM NATHANIEL Case No. 1:19-cv-01556-JLT (PC)
WASHINGTON,
FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Plaintiff, TO DENY PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS v. (Doc. 2)
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS AND 14-DAY DEADLINE REHABILITATION, et al., Clerk of Court to Assign a District Judge Defendants. 17 Plaintiff seeks to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. 2.) Because Plaintiff has three “strikes” under section 1915(g) and fails to show that he is in imminent danger of serious physical injury, the Court recommends that Plaintiff’s motion be DENIED. I. Three-Strikes Provision of 28 U.S.C. § 1915 28 U.S.C. § 1915 governs proceedings in forma pauperis. The statute provides that “[i]n no event shall a prisoner bring a civil action … under this section if the prisoner has, on 3 or more prior…