(PC) Maldonado v. CDCR

8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA BILLY RAY SHANEE MALDONADO, No. 2:23-cv-0028 DJC DB P 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. ORDER CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF CORRRECTIONS, et al., Defendants.

18 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed this civil rights action seeking relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302.

21 On April 4, 2023, the Magistrate Judge filed findings and recommendations herein which were served on Plaintiff and which contained notice to Plaintiff that any objections to the findings and recommendations were to be filed within twenty-one days. The Court observes that this procedure is sufficient to constitute notice to the Plaintiff of the potential disqualification under 28 U.S.C. 1915(g) as required by Andrews v. King, 398 F.3d 1113, 1120. Plaintiff has filed objections to the findings and recommendations.

28 In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C) and Local Rule | 304, this Court has conducted a de novo review of this case. Having carefully | reviewed the entire file, the Court finds the findings and recommendations to be | supported by the record and by proper analysis.

4 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 5 1. The findings and recommendations filed April 4, 2023, are adopted in full; 6 2. The Court finds Plaintiff has accrued three strikes under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) | prior to filing this action; 8 3. Plaintiff's motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) is denied; and 9 4. Within twenty-one days of the date of this order, Plaintiff shall pay the $402 | filing fee in order to proceed with this action. If Plaintiff fails to pay the filing fee, this 11 action will be dismissed.

4 IT IS SO ORDERED.

15 | Dated: _May 11, 2023 Bek | Cbabeatin..

Hon. Daniel labretta 16 UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE DLB:9/mald0028.804