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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEXTER BROWN, No. 2:19-cv-0329 KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., Defendants. 16 I. Introduction Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se. Plaintiff seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). For the reasons stated below, the court finds that plaintiff has not demonstrated he is eligible to proceed in forma pauperis because he has incurred three strikes under § 1915(g), and fails to demonstrate he was facing imminent danger of serious physical injury on or about February 25, 2019, when this action was filed. II. Section 1915(g) A prisoner may not proceed in forma pauperis: if the prisoner has, on 3 or more prior occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any…