Phillip

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAUL DIXON LEWIS, Case No. 1:23-cv-01715-CDB (PC) Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

TO DENY PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION

v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

B. PHILLIP, et al. (Doc. 2)

Defendants. 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

Clerk of the Court to Assign District Judge

17 Plaintiff Paul Dixon Lewis (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. 1). Plaintiff filed the instant action on December 14, 2023, along with a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (Docs. 1-2). Discussion The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA”) was enacted “to curb frivolous prisoner complaints and appeals.” Silva v. Di Vittorio, 658 F.3d 1090, 1099-1100 (9th Cir. 2011). Pursuant to the PLRA, the in forma pauperis statue was amended to include section 1915(g), a non-merits related screening device which precludes…