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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JIMMIE EARL STEPHENS, No. 2:22-cv-1583 AC P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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G. NEWSOME, et al.,, Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has requested authority pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma pauperis. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B). For the reasons stated below, the undersigned will recommend that: (1) plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis be denied pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), and (2) plaintiff be ordered to pay the filing fee in full prior to proceeding any further with this action. I. THREE STRIKES RULE: 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) states: In no event shall a prisoner bring a civil action or appeal a judgment in a civil action or proceeding under this section if the prisoner has, on…