Gomez
(PC) Parks v. Gomez
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
8 9 SAQUAN E. PARKS, Case No. 1:24-cv-01088-EPG 10 Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW
CAUSE WHY THIS CASE SHOULD NOT BE
v. DISMISSED FOR FILING A FALSE IFP
AFFIDAVIT
B. GOMEZ,
13 (ECF No. 2) Defendant.
RESPONSE DUE BY NO LATER THAN
OCTOBER 21, 2024
15 Plaintiff Saquan E. Parks is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil action. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff’s complaint is dated August 20, 2024 (id. at 8) and was filed on September 4, 2024. (See docket). Before the Court is Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP), also dated August 20, 2024. (ECF No. 2). For the reasons given below, the Court will require Plaintiff to show cause why this case should not be dismissed for filing a false IFP affidavit. The Court normally requires a $405 filing fee for a civil action. However, a federal statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1915, permits a plaintiff to commence a lawsuit without prepaying a filing fee. This statute requires “an affidavit that includes a statement of all assets such…