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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH GEORGE, Case No. 1:20-cv-00659-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DENY PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND

DISMISS ACTION

W. SULLIVAN, et al., (Doc. 2) Defendants. 14-DAY DEADLINE 16 Clerk of the Court to Assign a District Judge

Plaintiff Joseph George, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, initiated this civil rights action on May 11, 2020. (Doc. 1.) Before the Court is Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. 2.) Because Plaintiff has three “strikes” under section 1915(g) and fails to show that he is in imminent danger of serious physical injury, the Court recommends that his application be denied and this action dismissed without prejudice. I. THREE-STRIKES PROVISION OF 28 U.S.C. § 1915 28 U.S.C. § 1915 governs in forma pauperis proceedings. The statute provides, “[i]n no event shall a prisoner bring a civil action…