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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EDWARD VINCENT RAY, JR., No. 1:22-cv-01504-ADA-CDB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS, DENYING

v. PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS, AND

BRIAN CATES, et al., ORDERING PAYMENT OF FILING FEE Defendants. (ECF Nos. 2, 8)

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17 Plaintiff Edward Vincent Ray, Jr., (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. I. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS AND OBJECTIONS On March 9, 2023, the assigned Magistrate Judge issued findings and recommendations to deny Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) and require Plaintiff to pay the filing fee. (ECF Nos. 2, 8.) The Court found that Plaintiff had at least three “strikes” prior to filing this 25 …