Saeteurn

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CRAIG RICHARD, No. 2:21-CV-1015-DMC-P Plaintiff, v. ORDER SAETEURN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Before the court is Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF No. 5. The undersigned United States Magistrate Judge recommends that Plaintiff’s motion be denied. I. LEGAL STANDARD Parties bringing a civil action in district court must pay a filing fee of $350. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). The Court may grant a party permission to proceed in forma pauperis upon submission of an affidavit showing inability to pay the required fees. 28 USC § 1915(a). Proceeding “in forma pauperis is a privilege not a right.” Smart v. Heinze, 347 F.2d 114, 116 (9th Cir. 1965). A party need not be completely destitute to proceed in forma pauperis. Adkins v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 335…