CDCR

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 J. L. HOWZE, No. 2:18-cv-3075 JAM AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER and CDCR, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS Defendants. 16 I. Introduction Plaintiff, a California state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, together with a request to proceed in forma pauperis and a request for appointment of counsel. This action is referred to the undersigned United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302(c). For the reasons that follow, the court grants plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis, denies plaintiff’s request for appointment of counsel, and recommends the dismissal of this case without prejudice because it is duplicative of another case currently pending in this court. II. In Forma Pauperis Application Plaintiff has, in response to the court’s repeated orders, submitted an affidavit…