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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 

MICHAEL A. CRAIG, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

GENA JONES, et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:22-cv-1874 DAD AC P 

ORDER 

 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 

has requested authority pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). The 

matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and 

Local Rule 302. The undersigned has recommended that plaintiff be declared a three-strikes 

litigant under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) and that he be required to pay the filing fee in full prior to 

proceeding any further in this action. ECF No. 9. This recommendation is pending before the 

district judge. 

 Plaintiff has filed a motion for a jury trial. ECF No. 10. Because plaintiff’s IFP 

application and status as a three strikes litigant remain unresolved, the complaint has not yet been 

screened. No defendant has been served. Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion for a jury trial is 

premature. 

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 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for a jury trial (ECF No. 

10) is DENIED as prematurely filed. 

DATED: June 12, 2023 

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