Uhler

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 FRANK J. UHLER, Case No.: 3:23-cv-01244-DMS-MSB

CDCR #K-73660,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

Plaintiff, PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS v. AND DISMISSING CIVIL ACTION

WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR

SMITH, Correctional Officer; JOHN DOE FAILURE TO PREPAY

A; JOHN DOE B,

FILING FEES

Defendants. [ECF No. 2] 17 18 Plaintiff Frank Uhler, currently incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison (“SQSP”), and proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (See ECF No. 1.) Uhler has not paid the filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) to commence a civil action; instead, he requests leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) (ECF No. 3). I. Motion to Proceed IFP All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a district court of the United States,…