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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 VERNON WAYNE MCNEAL, No. 2:22-cv-1360 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER B. EVERT, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has requested authority pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma pauperis. ECF Nos. 1, 2. This proceeding was referred to a magistrate judge by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). A review of court records reveals that on at least three occasions, lawsuits filed by the plaintiff have been dismissed on the grounds that they were frivolous or malicious or failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted:  McNeil v. Ervin, No. 2:07-cv-2240 LKK EFB (E.D. Cal. Mar. 3, 2010) (“Ervin”) (dismissed for failure to state a claim after defendants filed motion to dismiss) (Ervin, ECF Nos. 16, 30, 31);  McNeal v. Dalu, No. 2:09-cv-1626 JAM KJM (E.D. Cal. June 29, 2010) (“Dalu”)…