Rouse

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID SAMPSON HUNTER, No. 2:20-cv-0159 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

ROUSE, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a former county inmate presently confined in a state hospital proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 4) and his motion for preliminary injunction (ECF No. 20). For the reasons set forth below, the court will recommend that plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis and motion for preliminary injunction be denied. MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS I. In Forma Pauperis Statute The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA”) permits a federal court to authorize the commencement and prosecution of any suit without prepayment of fees by a person who submits an…