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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LARRY JAMES PORTER, Case No. 1:22-cv-00105-BAK (PC) Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY MOTION

v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

SHOULD NOT BE DENIED

O. RIVAS, et al., 21-DAY DEADLINE Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Larry James Porter (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action. On January 25, 2022, Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. 2.) According to the certified trust account statement submitted by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Plaintiff had $1,017 in his inmate trust account as of December 29, 2021, less than one month before his filed his motion. (Doc. 7.) This was more than enough to pay the $402 filing fee for this action. Plaintiff then withdrew $1,000 from his account, (see id.); he must therefore show why he is entitled to proceed in forma pauperis. Proceeding “in forma pauperis is a privilege not…