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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DARONTA T. LEWIS, Case No. 1:22-cv-01036-ADA-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DENY PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR LEAVE

v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (g) 1 THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

GOVERNOR OFFICE, ET. AL., FOURTEEN-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

15 Defendants. (Doc. No. 2) 16 Plaintiff Daronta T. Lewis, a prisoner incarcerated at Kern Valley State Prison, initiated this action by filing a pro se prisoner civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on August 17, 2022. (Doc. No. 1, “Complaint”). Plaintiff seeks to proceed in this action in forma pauperis. (Doc. No. 2). For the reasons discussed below, the undersigned recommends the district court deny Plaintiff’s IFP motion under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) because Plaintiff has had at least three actions or appeals that constitute strikes, and the Complaint does not establish that Plaintiff meets the imminent danger exception. …