(PC) Thomas v. Stringer ( 2022 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 FLOYD ROBERT THOMAS, 1:22-cv-00174-GSA-PC 12 ORDER FOR CLERK TO RANDOMLY 13 Plaintiff, ASSIGN A UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE TO THIS CASE 14 vs. AND 15 B. STRINGER, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, 16 Defendant. RECOMMENDING THAT PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 17 PAUPERIS BE DENIED (ECF No. 2.) 18 OBJECTIONS, IF ANY, DUE IN 14 DAYS 19 20 21 I. FINDINGS 22 Floyd Robert Thomas (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil 23 rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On February 10, 2022, Plaintiff filed the Complaint 24 commencing this action, together with a motion to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 25 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.) 26 In his declaration in support of his motion to proceed in forma pauperis, dated February 27 8, 2022, Plaintiff reports that he received $3,200.00 in Covid-19 federal relief in the last twelve 28 months, of which approximately $400.00 remains. (ECF No. 2 at 2.) Plaintiff’s prison trust 1 account statement shows that on February 5, 2022, he had a balance of $873.09 in the account. 2 (ECF No. 6 at 1.) Under these facts, the court finds that Plaintiff can afford the $402.00 filing 3 fee for this action. Therefore, Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis should be denied, 4 and Plaintiff should be required to pay the statutory filing fee of $402.00 for this action in full. 5 II. ORDER, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND CONCLUSION 6 Order 7 Accordingly, the Clerk is HEREBY ORDERED to randomly assign a United States 8 District Judge to this case. 9 AND 10 Recommendations and Conclusion 11 Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY RECOMMENDED that: 12 1. Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis, filed on February 10, 2022, be 13 DENIED; and 14 2. Plaintiff be required to pay the $402.00 filing fee for this action in full within 15 thirty days. 16 These findings and recommendations are submitted to the United States District Judge 17 assigned to the case, pursuant to the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(l). Within fourteen 18 (14) days after the date of service of these findings and recommendations, Plaintiff may file 19 written objections with the court. Such a document should be captioned “Objections to 20 Magistrate Judge’s Findings and Recommendations.” Plaintiff is advised that failure to file 21 objections within the specified time may waive the right to appeal the District Court’s order. 22 Martinez v. Ylst, 951 F.2d 1153 (9th Cir. 1991). 23 IT IS SO ORDERED. 24 25 Dated: February 15, 2022 /s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 26 27 28