Ugwueze

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARONTA T. LEWIS, Case No. 1:20-cv-00575-NONE-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

v. TO DISMISS ACTION AS DUPLICATIVE

G. UGWUEZE, et al., 14-DAY DEADLINE Defendants. 16 On August 10, 2020, the Court ordered Plaintiff to show cause why this action should not be dismissed for his failure to file an application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) or pay the filing fee. (Doc. 15.) Plaintiff responded to the order to show cause on August 24 and 31, 2020. (Docs. 17-19.) In his responses, Plaintiff states that the Court already granted him IFP status in case no. 1:20-cv-00596, and he attaches copies of the corresponding orders in that case. (Id.) Accordingly, the Court reviewed the records in case no. 1:20-cv-00596. The Court takes judicial notice of the complaint in that case1 and finds that it is duplicative of the complaint in the present action. Based on the foregoing, the Court recommends that this action…