Ashford

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BURK ASHFORD Case No.: 25-cv-0327-BJC-AHG Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS,

GOOGLE INC., et al, [ECF No. 3] Defendants. 16 17 On February 12, 2025, Plaintiff Burk Ashford, filed a Petition for Preliminary Injunction alleging Defendants Google and Yahoo have locked him out of his personal email accounts, and he seeks “unfettered access to his email accounts from wherever he may be.” [ECF No. 1.] Plaintiff did not prepay the 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). For the reasons stated herein, his motion is DENIED. 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, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), the court may authorize the…