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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANDRE WELLS, No. 2:20-cv-1557 WBS AC Plaintiff, v. ORDER GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The First Amended Complaint, ECF No. 26, is before the court for screening pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A. I. Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff has submitted an application that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). ECF Nos. 16, 19. Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. Plaintiff is required to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(b)(1). By this order, plaintiff will be assessed an initial partial filing fee in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). By separate order, the court will direct the…