Hicks

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 THOMAS D. BRALEY, Case No. 1:23-cv-00206-SAB (PC) 10 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO RANDOMLY ASSIGN A DISTRICT v. JUDGE TO THIS ACTION

R. HICKS, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

RECOMMENDING MOTION TO Defendants. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS BE DENIED

(ECF No. 2)

16 Plaintiff Thomas D. Braley is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the instant action on February 13, 2023, along with a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. For the reasons explained below, Plaintiff’s motion should be denied. I. DISCUSSION 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). 25 …