Curry
(PC) Clifton v. Curry
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 WILLIAM CLIFTON, Case No. 2:20-cv-02149-JDP-P Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
DENYING MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
v. PAUPERIS AND REQUIRING PAYMENT OF
FILING FEE IN FULL WITHIN TWENTY-ONE
M. CURRY, et al., DAYS Defendants. ECF No. 2 OBJECTIONS DUE WITHIN 14 DAYS ORDER TO ASSIGN CASE TO DISTRICT
JUDGE
20 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 21 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 22 1915. ECF No. 2. 23 Plaintiff’s application and prisoner trust fund account statement indicate that plaintiff has, 24 as of October 19, 2020, an available balance of $11,830.18. ECF Nos. 2, 6. District courts have 25 discretion to decide whether to grant IFP status. See Calif. Men’s Colony v. Rowland, 939 F.2d 26 854, 858 (9th Cir. 1991) (“Section 1915…