(PC) Lopes v. California Department of Corrections

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH LOPES, Case No. 1:22-cv-00162-BAM (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

RANDOMLY ASSIGN DISTRICT JUDGE TO

v. ACTION CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION CORRECTIONS, et al., THAT PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS BE Defendants. DENIED 16 (ECF No. 2)

FOURTEEN (14) DAY DEADLINE

18 Plaintiff Joseph Lopes (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff initiated this action on February 7, 2022, together with a motion to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.) Plaintiff also included a certified copy of his prison trust account statement. (ECF No. 2, pp. 3–5.) Examination of these documents reveals that Plaintiff is able to afford the costs of this action. Specifically, the institution certifies that during…