Santoro

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

FLOYD EUGENE BENDER, ) Case No.: 1:21-cv-00448-NONE-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS v. ) RECOMMENDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND NOTICE

KELLY SANTORO, et al., ) REGARDING EXHAUSTION BE DENIED ) Defendants. ) (ECF Nos. 6, 7) ) )

Plaintiff Floyd Eugene Bender is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On April 1, 2021, Plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment and a separate motion demanding proof of review of inmate grievance. (ECF Nos. 6, 7.) I. DISCUSSION A. Motion for Summary Judgment As an initial matter, Plaintiff has not paid the filing fee or submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis in this action, and the deadline to do so is currently May 6, 2021. This case cannot proceed forward without payment…