Santoro

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTHONY J. SMITH, ) Case No. 1:21-cv-01329-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO v. ) RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT JUDGE TO

THIS ACTION

K. SANTORO, et al., ) ) FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION Defendants. ) RECOMMENDING DENIAL OF MOTION TO ) PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS ) ) (ECF No. 2) )

Plaintiff Anthony J. Smith is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the instant complaint on September 3, 2021, along with a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. On September 7, 2021, the Court directed Plaintiff to either pay the filing fee or submit a complete application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 4.) After receiving an extension of time, Plaintiff submitted his prison trust account statement. (ECF No. 8.) I. …