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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ANTHONY DEWAYNE LEE TURNER, No. 2:21-cv-1515 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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UNKNOWN, Defendant. 15 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, proceeds pro se with a civil rights complaint originally filed in the Northern District of California. On August 20, 2021, the Northern District of California transferred the case to this court. This matter is before the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and Local Rule 302. Plaintiff’s original complaint filed on June 28, 2021 is before the court for screening. I. In Forma Pauperis Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Examination of the in forma pauperis application reveals plaintiff is unable to afford the costs of suit. However, because it is unclear whether plaintiff’s pleading was properly framed as a…