Valladalis

(PC) Scott v. Valladalis

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaAugust 31, 20201:20-cv-00752California429 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EDJUAN C. SCOTT, Case No. 1:20-cv-00752-NONE-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING ACTION WITHOUT

PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO PAY FILING

v. FEE AND FAILURE TO OBEY COURT

ORDER

VALLADALIS, et al., (Doc. No. 8) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Edjuan C. Scott is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On June 15, 2020, plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. No. 5.) On June 17, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis be denied and that he be required to pay the $400.00 filing fee in full to proceed with this action because he is subject to the three strikes bar under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) and the allegations in plaintiff’s complaint do not satisfy the “imminent danger of serious physical injury” exception to § 1915(g). (Doc.…

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