Lewis

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 DARONTA T. LEWIS, Case No. 23-cv-04394-AMO (PR)

8 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO

FILE NEW IN FORMA PAUPERIS

9 v. APPLICATION

10 GAVIN NEWSOM, et al., 11 Defendants.

12 On August 24, 2023, Plaintiff Daronta T. Lewis commenced this action by filing a civil 13 rights complaint form and a prisoner’s in forma pauperis (“IFP”) application. Dkts. 1, 2. 14 On November 15, 2023, Lewis filed a notice of change of address to a non-prison address, 15 and thus it seems that he has since been released from custody. Dkt. 6. 16 Ordinarily, a plaintiff is permitted to file a civil action in federal court without prepayment 17 of fees or security if he makes affidavit that he is unable to pay such fees or give security therefor. 18 See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). But if the plaintiff is a prisoner who alleges that he is unable to pay the 19 full filing fee at the time of filing, he will be required to pay the full amount of the filing fee even 20 if…