Pfeiffer

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RICARDO MARTINEZ, No. 1:20-cv-00998-NONE-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION FOR

v. FAILURE TO PAY FILING FEE

C. PFEIFFER,

Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Ricardo Martinez is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On March 3, 2021, the court issued an order revoking plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status and directing plaintiff to pay the required filing fee of $402 within 30 days. (Doc. No. 19.) In its order, the court confirmed that prior to filing suit, plaintiff had accrued more than three “strike” dismissals under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), and that plaintiff did not satisfy the imminent danger exception to the three strikes rule. (Id.) The court cautioned plaintiff that “[f]ailure to pay the filing fee in full within the time provided will result in…