(PC) Caetano v. Securities and Exchange Commission

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 NATHANIEL DWAYNE CAETANO, No. 2:23-cv-1329 DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER AND FINDINGS AND

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15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this action under the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) along with a request to proceed in forma pauperis. Before the court is plaintiff’s complaint for screening and plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. For the reasons set forth below, this court finds plaintiff fails to meet the standards to proceed in forma pauperis and recommends this action be dismissed if plaintiff fails to pay the filing fee. IN FORMA PAUPERIS STATUTE The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA”) permits a federal court to authorize the commencement and prosecution of any suit without prepayment of fees by a person who submits an affidavit indicating that the person is unable to pay such fees. However, [i]n no…