Zaragoza

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LANCE WILLIAMS, No. 2:21-cv-0153 TLN AC P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS L. ZARAGOZA, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a former state inmate proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). For the reasons stated below, the Court will recommend that plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis be denied. I. THREE-STRIKES PROVISION OF 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) 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 amended to include section 1915(g), a non-merits related screening device which precludes prisoners…