Lewis

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 DARONTA T. LEWIS, Case No. 23-cv-02505-AMO (PR)

Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE; OR

DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO

v. PROVIDE PROOF OF FULL

PAYMENT OF FILING FEE

OFFICER A. FRENCH, et al., Defendants.

Plaintiff Daronta T. Lewis, a California state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, seeking damages for alleged civil rights violations. Lewis has also filed motions for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Dkts. 8, 11. For the reasons stated below, the Court orders Lewis to show cause why his motions for leave to proceed IFP should not be denied pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), and, in the alternative, it directs him to provide proof of payment of the full filing fee, as further explained below. The Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PLRA”) was enacted, and became effective, on April 26, 1996. It provides that a prisoner may not bring a civil action IFP under…