Weiss

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, No. 1:18-cv-00852-DAD-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, Appeal No. 21-15516 v. ORDER REGARDING IN FORMA PAUPERIS

STATUS ON APPEAL

WEISS, et al., (Doc. No. 67) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Lawrence Christopher Smith is a state prisoner who proceeded pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On December 11, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that defendants’ motion to dismiss/for terminating sanctions be granted and that this case be dismissed with prejudice. (Doc. No. 58.) The magistrate judge found that terminating sanctions were appropriate due to plaintiff’s bad faith conduct in refusing to comply with his discovery obligations and needlessly multiplying court proceedings by filing repetitious and voluminous filings. (Id.) The findings and recommendations were adopted in full on March 5, 2021. (Doc. No. 62.) …