(PC) Walker v. Nelson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ELMER EUGENE WALKER, No. 2:22-cv-01327 KJM DB P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS JENNA NELSON, 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 impeded his access to the court in violation of his civil rights. Presently before the court is plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 4.) For the reasons set forth below, the court will recommend that the motion to proceed in forma pauperis be denied and plaintiff be ordered to pay the filing fee for this action. IN FORMA PAUPERIS I. In Forma Pauperis Statue The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA”) permits a federal court to authorize the commencement and prosecution of any suit without prepayment of fees by a person who submits an affidavit indicating that the person is unable to pay such fees. …