Harris

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 JAMES LAVELL HARRIS, Case No. 19-cv-02982-EMC

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE

9 v. CONTEMPLATED DISMISSAL

10 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., Docket No. 1 11 Defendants.

12 13 14 James Lavell Harris, a/k/a Smiley James Harris, is incarcerated at the Lake County Jail in 15 Lakeport, California. He has filed this pro se civil action and has applied to proceed in forma 16 pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 17 A prisoner may not bring a civil action in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 “if the 18 prisoner has, on 3 or more prior occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any facility, brought 19 an action or appeal in a court of the United States that was dismissed on the grounds that it is 20 frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, unless the prisoner 21 is under imminent danger of serious physical injury.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Section 1915(g) 22 requires that the court consider prisoner actions…