(PC) Witkin v. Lee

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 MICHAEL AARON WITKIN, No. 2:17-cv-0232-JAM-EFB P 11 Plaintiff, 12 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 13 M. LEE, et al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in this action brought under 42 17 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) under

28 U.S.C. § 1915

18 was granted on March 24, 2017. ECF Nos. 6, 7. Defendants now seek dismissal of the action, 19 arguing that plaintiff’s allegation of poverty was false. ECF No. 37. Defendants also…