Ostrander
(PC) Cruz v. Ostrander
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 GUILLERMO TRUJILLO CRUZ, Case No. 1:19-cv-0994-AWI-JLT (PC)
Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING IN PART AND
REJECTING IN PART FINDINGS AND
v.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO DENY
LT. J. OSTRANDER, S. SAVOIE, PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
Defendants. (Doc. 32)
TWENTY-ONE DAY DEADLINE
17 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The 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 magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations determining that Plaintiff had “three strikes,” prior cases or appeals dismissed because they were frivolous, malicious, or failed to state a claim, and that Plaintiff did not meet the “imminent danger” exception. (Doc. 34.) The magistrate judge recommended the denial of Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. …