Filed: Aug. 06, 2018
Latest Update: Aug. 06, 2018
Summary: ORDER WILLIAM Q. HAYES , District Judge . On July 20, 2018, Plaintiff Shanenna Williams-McGolster initiated this action by filing a Complaint (ECF No. 1) and a Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 2). All parties instituting a civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the United States, other than a petition for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $400.00. See 28 U.S.C. 1914(a); CivLR 4.5. An action may proceed despite a party's failure to pay only
Summary: ORDER WILLIAM Q. HAYES , District Judge . On July 20, 2018, Plaintiff Shanenna Williams-McGolster initiated this action by filing a Complaint (ECF No. 1) and a Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 2). All parties instituting a civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the United States, other than a petition for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $400.00. See 28 U.S.C. 1914(a); CivLR 4.5. An action may proceed despite a party's failure to pay only i..
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ORDER
WILLIAM Q. HAYES, District Judge.
On July 20, 2018, Plaintiff Shanenna Williams-McGolster initiated this action by filing a Complaint (ECF No. 1) and a Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 2).
All parties instituting a civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the United States, other than a petition for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $400.00. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a); CivLR 4.5. An action may proceed despite a party's failure to pay only if the party is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999).
The affidavit filed by Williams-McGolster states "I am unable to pay the costs of these proceedings." (ECF No. 2 at 1). According to the affidavit, Williams-McGolster has no income, no checking account, and a savings account with a $0 balance. Id. at 1-2.
Williams-McGolster's Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (ECF No. 2) is GRANTED. All matters arising in this Social Security case are REFERRED to the Honorable Mitchell D. Dembin, United States Magistrate Judge, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(a) and Local Civil Rule 72.1.
