(PC)Thomas
(PC)Thomas v. Pfeiffer
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
EDWARD THOMAS, Case No. 1:19-cv-01489-LJO-EPG (PC)
Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS,
RECOMMENDING THAT PLAINTIFF
v. BE REQUIRED TO PAY THE $400.
FILING FEE IN FULL
C. PFEIFFER, et al.,
OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN
Defendants. FOURTEEN (14) DAYS
14 I. BACKGROUND Edward Thomas (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights action. Plaintiff filed the complaint commencing this action on October 21, 2019. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff did not pay the filing fee or file an application to proceed in forma pauperis. As the Court finds that Plaintiff had at least three “strikes” prior to filing this action and that Plaintiff was not in imminent danger of serious physical injury at the time he filed the action, the Court will recommend that Plaintiff be required to pay the $400 filing fee in full if he wants to proceed with the action II. THREE-STRIKES PROVISION OF 28 U.S.C. §…