Smith v. Sgt. Hampton

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHAEL LENIOR SMITH, Case No. 3:23-cv-01978-BAS-JLB

CDCR #P-64019,

ORDER: (1) DENYING MOTION

Plaintiff, TO PROCEED IN FORMA vs. PAUPERIS AS BARRED BY 28 14 U.S.C. § 1915(g); (2) DISMISSING

CIVIL ACTION WITHOUT

SERGEANT HAMPTON;

PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO

C/O FLORES; C/O COLON,

PAY FILING FEE REQUIRED BY

Defendants. U.S.C. § 1914(a)

18 [ECF No. 5] 19 20 Michael Lenior Smith (“Plaintiff” or “Smith”), a state prisoner currently incarcerated at the Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility (“RJD”), is proceeding pro se and has filed a civil rights Complaint (“Compl.”) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See Compl., ECF No. 1. Smith did not prepay the civil filing fee required to commence a civil action at the time he filed his Complaint; instead, he later filed a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See ECF No. 5. / / / /…