Archie

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT EPPS, No. 2:23-cv-00135-EFB (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS

ARCHIE, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, an individual in the custody of a state hospital, is proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has filed an in forma pauperis application showing that he has $2,500.00 in cash. ECF No. 7 at 2. The court may authorize the commencement of an action “without prepayment of fees or security therefor” by an individual who submits an application evidencing an inability to pay such fees or give security therefor. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Plaintiff has made an inadequate showing of indigency in the application before the court. It will therefore be recommended that the application to proceed in forma pauperis be denied and that plaintiff be required to pay the $402.00 before this action can proceed. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the…