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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSHUA DAVIS BLAND, No. 2:20-cv-0051 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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JON A. MESSINGER, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims his Eighth Amendment rights were violated because defendants used excessive force against him. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion for a temporary restraining order (ECF No. 5) and plaintiff’s failure to comply with this court’s January 8, 2020 order (ECF No. 3). IN FORMA PAUPERIS By order dated January 8, 2020 plaintiff was directed to submit within thirty days the $350.00 filing fee plus the $50.00 administrative fee or a properly completed application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 3.) Plaintiff was warned that failure to comply with the court’s order could result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed.…