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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JONATHAN DEWITT MCDOWELL, Case No. 1:21-cv-01710-BAK (PC) Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY MOTION

v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

SHOULD NOT BE DENIED

R. FLORES, et al., 21-DAY DEADLINE Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Jonathan Dewitt McDowell (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action. On December 27, 2021, Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. No. 4.) According to the certified account statement attached to his motion, Plaintiff had $1,595.36 in his inmate trust account as of July 31, 2021, and $1,191.96 as of October 12, 2021, approximately two months before he filed his motion. (Id. at 4.) This was more than enough to pay the $402 filing fee for this action. Plaintiff then withdrew and spent the majority of his available funds. (See id.) Therefore, Plaintiff must show why he is entitled to proceed in forma pauperis. Proceeding…