Morris

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SAMMIE LEE MORRIS, Case No. 19cv2378-MMA (AGS)

Plaintiff,

ORDER RESPONDING TO

vs. REFERRAL NOTICE

14 [Doc. No. 11] GONZALES, et al., Defendants. 17 Plaintiff Sammie Lee Morris, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, brought this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that prison officials violated his Eighth and Fourteenth Amendment rights. On May 7, 2020, the Court dismissed Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1915(e)(2) and 1915A(b) and entered judgment accordingly. See Doc. Nos. 5, 6. On May 23, 2020, Plaintiff constructively filed a timely Notice of Appeal. See Doc. No. 8. The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit now refers this matter for the “limited purpose of determining whether in forma pauperis status should continue for this appeal or whether the appeal is frivolous or taken in bad faith.” See Doc. No. 11. Rule 24(a)(3)…