Hinojo

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 FRANCISCO GARCIA HINOJO, III, Case No. 1:23-cv-01184-JLT-SAB 10 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS RECOMMENDING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS BE DENIED MARK ZUCKERBERG, et al., (ECF No. 2) Defendants. DEADLINE: FOURTEEN DAYS

15 Plaintiff Francisco Garcia Hinojo, III (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se, initiated this civil rights action on August 9, 2023, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff did not pay the initial filing fee but instead submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) in this action. (ECF No. 2.) For the reasons discussed herein, the Court shall recommend Plaintiff’s application to proceed IFP be denied. I. DISCUSSION In order to proceed in court without prepayment of the filing fee, a plaintiff must submit an…