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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 BILLY DRIVER, JR., No. 2:22-cv-01542 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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BEST, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims that defendants were deliberately indifferent to his health and safety in violation of his Eighth Amendment rights. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2.) For the reasons set forth below, the court will recommend that the motion to proceed in forma pauperis be denied. The court will also deny as premature plaintiff’s motion for referral to the Alternative Dispute Resolution program. (ECF No. 8.) //// //// //// //// //// //// IN FORMA PAUPERIS I. In Forma Pauperis Statue The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA”) permits a federal court to authorize the…