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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TODD LEE KINNAMON, Case No. 1:23-cv-00168-CDB (PC) Plaintiff,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

v. DENY PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND

C. CLAUSEN, et al., REQUIRE PLAINTIFF TO PAY THE FILING

FEE IN FULL

Defendants. (Doc. 2) 16 Clerk of Court to assign a district judge 17 Plaintiff Todd Lee Kinnamon is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. Because Plaintiff had at least three “strikes” prior to filing the action and was not in imminent danger of serious physical injury at the time he filed the action, Plaintiff should be required to pay the $402 filing fee in full to proceed with the action. I. THREE-STRIKES PROVISION OF 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) 28 U.S.C. § 1915 governs proceedings in forma pauperis. Section 1915(g) provides that “[i]n no event shall a prisoner bring a…