Cambpell

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 4 LAWRENCE CHRISTOPHER SMITH, CASE NO. 1:19-cv-00271-AWI-BAM (PC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER REGARDING IN FORMA

v. PAUPERIS STATUS ON APPEAL

CAMPBELL, et al., (Doc. No. 45)

Defendant.

10 11 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 March 17, 2021, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that Plaintiff’s motion for relief from judgment be denied and that this case be dismissed with prejudice for bad-faith conduct. Doc. No. 38. The magistrate judge found that terminating sanctions were appropriate due to Plaintiff’s bad-faith conduct in this case and other companion cases before the Court. Id. The findings and recommendations were adopted in full on April 14, 2021. Doc. No. 40. Judgment was entered on the same date. Doc. No. 41. On May 7, 2021, Plaintiff filed a notice of appeal. …