Lewis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 DARONTA T. LEWIS, Case No. 20-cv-07698-WHO Plaintiff,

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY

v. PAUPER STATUS IS NOT BARRED DAVID LIVINGSTON, Defendant. 11 12 Plaintiff Daronta Lewis, a state prisoner and frequent litigant in federal court, has filed this federal civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 along with a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Lewis is ordered to show cause on or before July 6, 2021 why 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) does not bar pauper status. A prisoner may not bring a civil action or appeal a civil judgment under 28 U.S.C. § 1915 “if the prisoner has, on 3 or more prior occasions, while incarcerated or detained in any facility, brought an action or appeal in a court of the United States that was dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious physical injury.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). …