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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DAVID WAYNE WILSON, ) Case No.: 1:22-cv-00278-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION ) TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND v. ) ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF INMATE

FILING FEE BY CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT

GABINO MERCADO, et al., ) OF CORRECTIONS ) Defendants. ) (ECF No. 2) ) )

Plaintiff David Wayne Wilson is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the instant action on March 8, 2022, along with a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. For the reasons explained below, Plaintiff’s motion shall be granted. I. DISCUSSION The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PLRA) was enacted “to curb frivolous prisoner complaints and appeals.” Silva v. Di Vittorio, 658 F.3d 1090, 1099-1100 (9th Cir. 2011). Pursuant to the PLRA, the in forma pauperis statue was…