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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERICK EDDIE RODRIGUEZ, Case No. 1:21-cv-00898-SKO (PC)

Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DENY PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

MATTHEW CATE, et al., (Doc. 2)

Defendants. 14-DAY DEADLINE

Clerk of the Court to Assign District Judge 17 Plaintiff Erick Eddie Rodriguez initiated this action on September 10, 2019. (Doc. 1.) On that same date, Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). (Doc. 2.) On June 4, 2021, Magistrate Judge Allison Claire issued an order transferring this case to the Fresno Division of the Eastern District of California. (Doc. 15.) The Court has not yet ruled on Plaintiff’s motion to proceed IFP. According to the inmate trust account statement submitted by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Plaintiff had $842.91 in his trust account on the date he submitted his IFP application.…