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1 2 3 4 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 CANDACE SMITH, Case No. 1:24-cv-00251-EPG 8 Plaintiff, 9 ORDER DENYING IN FORMA PAUPERIS v. APPLICATION WITHOUT PREJUDICE AND 10 DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO SUBMIT LONG DANNETTE NOVOA, et al., FORM APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN 11 FORMA PAUPERIS OR PAY FILING FEE Defendants. WITHIN FORTY-FIVE DAYS 12 (ECF No. 2). 13 14 Plaintiff Candace Smith filed this civil action on February 29, 2024. (See ECF No. 1). 15 With the filing of his complaint, Plaintiff submitted an application to proceed in forma pauperis 16 (IFP) (ECF No. 2). 17 Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1), a pro se plaintiff may proceed without prepayment of fees 18 by submitting “an affidavit that includes a statement of all assets such [person] possesses that the 19 person is unable to pay such fees or give security therefor.” See Flores v. California Corr. 20 Women’s Facility, No. 1:19-cv-1509-NONE-JLT, 2020 WL 8821643, at *1 (E.D. Cal. June 24, 21 2020) (noting…