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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 THOMAS JOSEPH MELGER, No. 2:23-cv-00603-DAD-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING

GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS

Defendants. (Doc. Nos. 2, 6) 16 Plaintiff Thomas Joseph Melger is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. On June 1, 2023, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 2) be denied because: (1) he is subject to the three strikes bar under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g); and (2) the allegations of plaintiff’s complaint do not satisfy the “imminent danger of serious physical injury” exception to § 1915(g). (Doc. No. 6); see Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1051−55 (9th 25 …