Gonzalez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DONNELLY L. THOMPSON, No. 2:20-cv-0027 KJM AC P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS GONZALEZ, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, has filed an in forma pauperis application and prison trust account statement that shows he currently has $6,876.78 in his account. ECF No. 7. In order to commence an action, plaintiff must file a complaint as required by Rule 3 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and either pay both the $350.00 filing fee and the $50.00 administrative fee for a civil action or file an application requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). The court may authorize the commencement of an action “without prepayment of fees or security therefor” by an individual who submits an affidavit evidencing an inability to pay such fees or give security therefor. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).…