Pena

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CORNELL DAVIS, Case No. 1:22-cv-00114-BAK-SAB (PC)

Plaintiff,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

v. TO DENY PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

J. PENA, et al., (Doc. No. 8) Defendants.

14-DAY DEADLINE

Clerk of Court to Assign a District Judge

18 Plaintiff Cornell Davis is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a complaint on January 27, 2022, along with a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.) I. LEGAL STANDARD 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1) permits a plaintiff to bring a civil action “without prepayment of fees or security thereof” if the plaintiff submits a financial affidavit that demonstrates the plaintiff's “is unable to pay such fees or give security therefor.” A prisoner…