Woodfill
(PC) Ruiz v. Woodfill
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROGELIO MAY RUIZ, No. 2:20-cv-0205 KJM AC P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS D. WOODFILL, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 3, 2020, the undersigned recommended that plaintiff be denied leave to proceed in forma pauperis and be required to pay the filing fee in full or have the complaint dismissed. ECF No. 4 (Findings and Recommendations). Plaintiff did not initially file any objections, and the Findings and Recommendations were adopted in full. ECF No. 8. Plaintiff then filed a motion for appointment of counsel that also sought reconsideration of the order directing him to pay the filing fee. ECF No. 9. On April 20, after plaintiff failed to pay the filing fee, the undersigned recommended that the case be dismissed. ECF No. 11 (Findings and Recommendations). The District Judge then provided…