Ruiz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL SAMUEL JOHNSON, No. 2:20-cv-0291-EFB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER RUIZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In addition to filing two nearly identical complaints, he has filed an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and a request for appointment of counsel. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff’s application makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) and (2). However, court records reflect that plaintiff has been designated a three-strikes litigant pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). See Johnson v. Sonoma Cnty. Main Adult Det. Facility, No. 14-cv- 05397-CW, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49780 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 15, 2015). An exception to the three- strikes rule exists “if the complaint makes a plausible allegation that the prisoner faced ‘imminent danger of…