Covello

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 RODNEY KARL BLACKWELL, No. 2:20-cv-1755 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

PATRICK COVELLO, Warden, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims defendants have failed to provide a safe prison environment in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights. Presently before the court is defendant’s motion to revoke plaintiff’s in forma pauperis (“IFP”) status. (ECF No. 27.) For the reasons set forth below, the court will recommend that the motion be granted. BACKGROUND Plaintiff initiated this action with the filing of the original complaint. (ECF No. 1.) The court screened and dismissed the original complaint for failure to state a claim. (ECF No. 6.) Thereafter, plaintiff filed a first amended complaint. (ECF No. 9.) The court dismissed the amended complaint for…