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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

11 DEVANTE B. HARRIS, 1:20-cv-00042-GSA-PC

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS,

Plaintiff, RECOMMENDING THAT PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

vs. PAUPERIS BE DENIED (ECF No. 2.) M. DOLANTO,

OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE IN 14 DAYS

Defendant.

17 I. FINDINGS Devante B. Harris (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 8, 2020, Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action, together with a motion to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.) In his motion to proceed in forma pauperis, Plaintiff reports that he received $52,000.00 in lawsuit settlements in the last twelve months. (ECF No. 2 at 1.) Plaintiff’s prison trust account statement shows that on January 7, 2020, he had a balance of $39,183.65 in the account. (ECF No. 6 at 3.) Under these facts, the court finds that Plaintiff can afford the $400.00 filing fee for this…