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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 KEVIN MICHAEL LONG, No. 2:23-cv-01739 KJM DB P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 WORLD, 15 Defendant. 16 17 Plaintiff is a county inmate proceeding pro se with a civil rights action pursuant to 42 18 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff claims his brain is being threatened and he has been denied his right to 19 assemble due through restriction of his access to the internet. (ECF No. 1 at 6.) Presently before 20 the court is plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 2.) For the reasons set 21 forth below, the undersigned will recommend that the motion to proceed in forma pauperis be 22 denied. 23 IN FORMA PAUPERIS 24 I. In Forma Pauperis Statute 25 The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA”) permits a federal court to authorize 26 the commencement and prosecution of any suit without prepayment of fees by a person who 27 submits an affidavit indicating that the person is unable to pay such fees. 28 …