REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION

JAMES P. DONOHUE, Chief Magistrate Judge.

Plaintiff has filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP") in the aboveentitled civil action. Dkt. 1. After careful consideration of plaintiff's IFP application, the governing law, and the balance of the record, the Court recommends that plaintiff's IFP application, Dkt. 1, be DENIED.

Plaintiff's IFP application reflects that he has sufficient financial resources to pay the $400 filing fee required in federal civil actions. As a threshold matter, the Court notes that plaintiff failed to comply with LCR 3(b) by sufficiently answering all of the questions on the IFP affidavit approved for use in this district. Specifically, in response to Question #7, plaintiff lists monthly expenses for a mortgage, truck and trailer, yet under Question #5, he does not disclose any ownership interest in real estate and/or automobiles. Dkt. 1 at 2. In any event, plaintiff indicated that during the past twelve months, plaintiff and his spouse have earned a total of approximately $79,219.04. Specifically, plaintiff stated that his wife's net earnings were approximately $38,458, and they have received $38,151.40 from workers compensation and $2,609.20 from child support. Plaintiff also indicated that he has $341.74 in his checking account, $1,373.66 in his savings account and his wife has retirement accounts totaling $23,037.35. Finally, although plaintiff noted that the "workers compensation claim closed and now have only wife's income," the Court finds that plaintiff's current financial resources should still enable him to afford the filing fee in this action. Dkt. 1 at 1-2.

Accordingly, the Court recommends DENYING plaintiff's IFP application, Dkt. 1, and directing him to pay the $400 filing fee within thirty (30) days of the Order adopting this Report and Recommendation. Plaintiff is advised that failure to pay this filing fee will result in dismissal of this action.

The Clerk of the Court is directed to send copies of this Report and Recommendation to the plaintiff and to Judge Coughenour.

Objections to this Report and Recommendation, if any, should be filed with the Clerk and served upon all parties to this suit by no later than January 22, 2016. Failure to file objections within the specified time may affect your right to appeal. Objections should be noted for consideration on the District Judge's motion calendar for the third Friday after they are filed. Responses to objections may be filed within fourteen (14) days after service of objections. If no timely objections are filed, the matter will be ready for consideration by the District Judge on January 29, 2016.

This Report and Recommendation is not an appealable order. Thus, a notice of appeal seeking review in the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit should not be filed until the assigned District Judge acts on this Report and Recommendation.