Douglas

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RICHARD WILLIAM DOUGLAS, JR. et Case No. 1:21-cv-01535-NONE-EPG al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, Plaintiff, RECOMMENDING THAT PLAINTIFF DOUGLAS’ APPLICATION TO PROCEED v. IN FORMA PAUPERIS BE DENIED 13 WILLIAM JOSEPH KALANTA, et al., (ECF No. 2) 14 Defendants. OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE WITHIN TWENTY-ONE DAYS

16 17 Plaintiffs Richard William Douglas, Jr., Christine Anne Hurtt, and David R.L. Henderson, 18 proceeding pro se, filed this lawsuit on October 18, 2021. (ECF No. 1). On the same day, Plaintiff 19 Douglas (hereinafter Plaintiff) filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis.1 (ECF No. 2). 20 Because review of the application indicates that at least one Plaintiff can afford to pay the filing 21 fee in this case, the Court recommends that the application be denied. 22 The “denial of leave to proceed in forma pauperis [is reviewed] for abuse of discretion.” 23 O’Loughlin v. Doe, 920 F.2d 614, 616…