Emert
Emert v. California Department of Child Support Services
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBERT EMERT, Case No.: 3:24-cv-02072-CAB-JLB
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING APPLICATION
v. FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED IN
FORMA PAUPERIS AND
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
DISMISSING CASE
CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES, et al., 15 Defendants. [ECF Nos. 1–2]
17 On Nov. 4, 2024, Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed a “notice of removal”1 of his 18 divorce judgment from the Superior Court of California. [ECF No. 1.] Plaintiff did not 19 prepay the civil filing fees required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) at the time of filing; instead, he 20 filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). [ECF 21 No. 2.] For the reasons outlined below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s IFP motion and 22 DISMISSES the case.
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27 1 Although captioned as “notice of removal,” Plaintiff is actually seeking federal court review of a state 28 I. Motion to Proceed IFP Generally, all parties instituting a civil action in this court must pay a filing…