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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

PAUL ROBERTS,

Plaintiff,

v.

GAVIN NEWSOM, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:21-cv-00506-NONE-JLT (PC) 

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS AND DENYING 

MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS

(Doc. Nos. 2, 8)

Plaintiff Paul Roberts is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action under

42 U.S.C. § 1983. This matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.

On March 29, 2021, the assigned magistrate judge filed findings and recommendations, 

recommending that plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 2) be denied 

because plaintiff has sufficient funds to pay the filing fee in full. (Doc. No. 8.) The magistrate 

judge provided plaintiff 14 days to file objections to the findings and recommendations. (Id. at 

2.) Plaintiff filed objections on April 12, 2021. (Doc. No. 9.)

In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this court has conducted a 

de novo review of this case. Having carefully reviewed the file, including plaintiff’s objections, 

the court finds the findings and recommendations to be supported by the record and proper 

analysis.

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According to his income trust account statement (Doc. No. 6), plaintiff has more than 

enough funds to pay the filing fee for this action. Thus, in forma pauperis status is not warranted. 

See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Plaintiff does not dispute that he “has more than $402.00 in his trust 

account,” which is the amount of the filing fee, and he states that he “has requested that the 

prison’s Litigation Coordinator . . . deduct $402.00 from [his] trust account . . . and to forward 

said funds to the Court. . . .” (Doc. No. 9 at 1.)

Accordingly,

1. The findings and recommendations issued on March 29, 2021 (Doc. No. 8) are 

adopted in full;

2. Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 2) is denied;

3. Within 30 days of the date of service of this order, plaintiff shall pay the $402 filing 

fee in full; and,

4. Failure to pay the filing fee within the time provided will result in dismissal of this 

action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 6, 2021 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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