(PC) Erakat v. Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 AHMAD ERAKAT, No. 1:24-cv-00350-SAB (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION
SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED
v. (ECF No. 3) DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed the instant action on March 25, 2024. On April 2, 2024, the Court ordered Plaintiff to submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis or pay the $405.00 filing fee within forty-five days. (ECF No. 3.) Plaintiff has failed to comply with the Court’s order and the time to do so has passed. In order to proceed with a civil action, plaintiff is required to either pay the filing fee or be granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a); see also Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). Plaintiff has not paid the filing fee or sought leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this action. By order dated April…