Woods
Woods v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BYRON O. WOODS, SR., Case No.: 3:24-cv-02437-CAB-DDL
Plaintiff,
ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT
v. [ECF Nos. 1–2] UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,
Defendants. 16 On Dec. 23, 2024, Plaintiff Byron O. Woods, Sr., filed a complaint against the United States and Renaye Murphy, Executive Director of the San Diego Regional Office of the Department of Veterans Affairs. [ECF No. 1.] Plaintiff did not prepay the civil filing fees required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) at the time of filing; instead, he filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). [ECF No. 2.] For the reasons outlined below, Plaintiffs’ complaint is dismissed with leave to amend. The IFP motion is denied as moot. I. Motion to Proceed IFP Generally, all parties instituting a civil action in this court must pay a filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a); CivLR 4.5(a). However, under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), the court may authorize the…