Mueller

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DERRICK JEROME LEWIS, No. 2:23-cv-1595 KJM KJN (PC) Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

KIMBERLY J. MUELLER, et al.,

Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding pro se. Plaintiff seeks relief 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). Plaintiff requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. As discussed below, because plaintiff has sustained three strikes under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), plaintiff must pay the court’s filing fee in full, or the complaint will be dismissed without prejudice. Section 1915(g) Plaintiff seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA”) permits any court of the United States to authorize the commencement and prosecution of any suit without prepayment of fees by a person who submits an affidavit indicating that the…