Alison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HOMER TYRONE LEWIS, No. 2:21-cv-00366-CKD P Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER AND 14 KATHLEEN ALISON, et al., FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 15 Defendants.

17 Plaintiff is a state inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). Currently pending before the court is defendant’s motion to revoke plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status on the ground that the dismissals of at least three prior actions filed by plaintiff qualify as “strikes” against him pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). ECF No. 35. In the alternative, defendant requests that the court declare plaintiff a vexatious litigant and require him to post security in order to continue with this case. ECF No. 35. Plaintiff has filed an opposition to the motion and defendant has filed a reply. ECF Nos. 42-43. For the reasons outlined below, the…