(PC) Clifton v. Curry ( 2020 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 WILLIAM CLIFTON, Case No. 2:20-cv-02149-JDP-P 12 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS DENYING MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 13 v. PAUPERIS AND REQUIRING PAYMENT OF FILING FEE IN FULL WITHIN TWENTY-ONE 14 M. CURRY, et al., DAYS 15 Defendants. ECF No. 2 16 OBJECTIONS DUE WITHIN 14 DAYS 17 ORDER TO ASSIGN CASE TO DISTRICT JUDGE 18 19 20 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action brought pursuant to 21 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 22 1915. ECF No. 2. 23 Plaintiff’s application and prisoner trust fund account statement indicate that plaintiff has, 24 as of October 19, 2020, an available balance of $11,830.18. ECF Nos. 2, 6. District courts have 25 discretion to decide whether to grant IFP status. See Calif. Men’s Colony v. Rowland, 939 F.2d 26 854, 858 (9th Cir. 1991) (“Section 1915 typically requires the reviewing court to exercise its 27 sound discretion in determining whether the affiant has satisfied the statute’s requirement of 28 1 indigency”), rev’d on other grounds, 506 U.S. 194 (1993). To qualify for IFP status, an applicant 2 must show that he “cannot because of his poverty pay or give security for the costs and still be 3 able to provide himself and dependents with the necessities of life.” Adkins v. E.I. DuPont de 4 Nemours & Co., 335 U.S. 331, 339 (1948). Here, plaintiff’s basic needs are provided by the 5 State, and his available funds—which exceed $11,800—are more than adequate to cover the 6 filing fee for this action. 7 Accordingly, it is ORDERED that the clerk of court shall randomly assign a United States 8 District Judge to this case. 9 Further, it is RECOMMENDED that: 10 1. Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, be denied; 11 2. Plaintiff be ordered to pay the $400 filing fee within twenty-one days; and 12 3. If plaintiff fails to pay the $400 filing fee within twenty-one days of any order adopting 13 these findings and recommendations, all pending motions be terminated and this action be 14 dismissed without prejudice. 15 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge 16 assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen days 17 after being served with these findings and recommendations, any party may file written 18 objections with the court and serve a copy on all parties. Such a document should be captioned 19 “Objections to Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Failure to file objections 20 within the specified time may waive the right to appeal the District Court’s order. Turner v. 21 Duncan, 158 F.3d 449, 455 (9th Cir. 1998); Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). 22 DATED: November 4, 2020 23 24 25 26 27 28