(PS) Rouse v. Beltran

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 XEZAKIA ROUSE, No. 2:21–cv–1085–JAM–KJN PS 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS 14 CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF (ECF Nos. 2, 6) STATE,1 15 Defendant. 16 17 Still pending before the court is plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) 18 which he filed with his original complaint on June 21, 2021.2 (ECF Nos. 1-2.) The undersigned 19 declined to rule on the IFP motion initially because it appeared that this district, the Eastern 20 District of California, might not be the proper venue…