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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHESTER FINNEY, No. 2:21–cv–1853–WBS–KJN PS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING IFP REQUEST;

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

v. DISMISS WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND GAVIN NEWSOM, (ECF No. 6.) Defendant. 16 Previously, the court in the Eastern District of Texas severed a portion of plaintiff’s complaint and transferred the claim to this district. (ECF Nos. 1, 3, 4.) Thereafter, the undersigned noted the filing fee had yet to be satisfied, and so ordered plaintiff to either pay the fee, request leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”), or voluntarily dismiss. (ECF No. 5.) Plaintiff, who is proceeding without counsel in this action, now requests IFP status. (ECF No. 6.) See 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (authorizing the commencement of an action “without prepayment of fees or security” by a person who is unable to pay such fees). Plaintiff’s affidavit makes the required financial showing, and so plaintiff’s request is…