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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

THOMAS K. MILLS,

Plaintiff,

v.

ZACHERY JONES, et al.

Defendants.

Case No. 1:23-cv-01214 JLT SAB (PC)

 ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS, GRANTING 

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO REVOKE 

PLAINTIFF’S IN FORMA PAUPERIS 

STATUS, AND DIRECTING PAYMENT OF 

FILING FEE WITHIN 21 DAYS

(Docs. 72, 80)

Thomas Mills is proceeding in forma pauperis in this action, in which he seeks to hold the 

defendants liable for violations of his civil rights during his incarceration at North Kern State 

Prison. Defendants moved to revoke Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status. (Doc. 72.) In response, 

Plaintiff did not file an opposition but requested an extension of time to pay the Court’s filing fee. 

(Doc. 74.) The Court granted the request and ordered Plaintiff to pay the filing fee in full no later 

than September 10, 2024. (Doc. 75.)

After Plaintiff did not pay the filing fee by the ordered deadline, the magistrate judge 

proceeded to address Defendants’ motion to revoke Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status. (Doc. 

80.) The magistrate judge found Defendants demonstrated Plaintiff incurred three or more strikes 

under Section 1915(g) prior to the filing of the civil action. (Id. at 4-5.) In addition, the 

magistrate judge found Plaintiff did not make “a plausible allegation that he was in imminent 

danger of serious physical injury at the time he filed his complaint.” (Id. at 6.) Because Plaintiff 

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did not satisfy the imminent danger exception to Section 1915(g), the magistrate judge 

recommended Plaintiff be directed to pay the filing fee of $402, which was the fee at the time 

Plaintiff initiated this action. (Id. at 7.)

The Court served the Findings and Recommendations upon the parties and notified them 

that any objections must be filed within 14 days of the date of service. (Doc. 80 at 7.) The Court 

also informed Plaintiff the “failure to file objections within the specified time may result in the 

waiver of rights on appeal.” (Id., citing Wilkerson v. Wheeler, 772 F.3d 834, 839 (9th Cir. 2014).) 

Plaintiff did not file any objections, and the time to do so has expired.

According to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1), this Court performed a de novo review of the case. 

Having carefully reviewed the matter, the Court concludes the Findings and Recommendations 

are supported by the record and by proper analysis. Thus, the Court ORDERS:

1. The Findings and Recommendations filed on September 27, 2024 (Doc. 80), are 

ADOPTED in full. 

2. Defendants’ motion to revoke Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status (Doc. 72) is 

GRANTED.

3. Plaintiff SHALL pay the $402.00 filing fee for this action within 21 days from the 

date of service of this order.

4. Failure to pay the required filing fee will result in dismissal of the action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 23, 2024 

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