Opinion
NO. 1:20-cv-0488 NONE JLT (PC)
12-10-2020
ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATION TO DENY PLAINTIFF LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g)
(Doc. No. 5)
THIRTY-DAY DEADLINE
Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.
On November 10, 2020, the assigned magistrate judge issued findings and recommendations recommending that plaintiff's application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis be denied based upon his having previously filed three or more actions that were dismissed as frivolous or malicious, or for failure to state a claim. (Doc. No. 5.) The findings and recommendations also concluded that the allegations of plaintiff's complaint did not trigger the exception to the three strikes provision for allegations of imminent danger of serious physical injury. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). (Id.) The findings and recommendations were served on plaintiff and contained notice to plaintiff that any objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within fourteen days. Plaintiff has not filed objections to the findings and recommendations and the time in which to do so has now passed.
The court has reviewed the file and finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and proper analysis. Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. The findings and recommendations filed November 10, 2020 (Doc. 5), are adopted in full;IT IS SO ORDERED.
2. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), plaintiff is denied leave to proceed in this action in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g); and
3. Plaintiff shall pay the $402.00 filing fee in full within thirty days before proceeding in this action. Failure to pay the filing fee in full will result in the dismissal of this action.
Dated: December 10 , 2020
/s/_________
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE