Gonzalez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GUILLLERMO TRUJILLO CRUZ, Case No. 1:22-cv-00177-AWI-BAK (HBK) (PC) Plaintiff,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

v. REQUIRE PLAINTIFF TO PAY FILING FEE

TO PROCEED WITH THIS ACTION

M. GONZALEZ, et al.,

Defendants. FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD 16 17 Plaintiff Guillermo Trujillo Cruz (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, initiated this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on February 10, 2022. (Doc. No. 1). As of the date of these Findings and Recommendations, Plaintiff has not filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis1 or paid the $402.00 filing fee. The Court finds directing Plaintiff to file an application to proceed in forma pauperis would be futile because Plaintiff has had at least three dismissals that constitute strikes and he has not established he meets the imminent danger exception and is barred from proceeding in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Thus, Plaintiff must pay the full…