Newsom

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MELVIN JOSEPH SIMMONS, No. 2:21-cv-1453 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action was transferred in from the United States District Court for the Central District of California on August 12, 2021. (ECF No. 3.) By orders dated August 18, 2021 and October 14, 2021 plaintiff was ordered to either pay the filing fee or submit a properly completed application to proceed in forma pauperis within thirty days. (ECF Nos. 6, 10.) Plaintiff was warned that failure to comply with the court’s order would result in a recommendation that this action be dismissed. (Id.) Thereafter, plaintiff filed a document captioned “Application to proceed as owner pro hac vice on judicial tender by USA, Inc. flag vessel owner illegally restrained in state prison.” (ECF No.…