Goddard

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 THOMAS J. GODDARD, Case No. 25-cv-02910-CRB

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IFP STATUS;

v.

SCREENING AND DISMISSING

COMPLAINT; AND DENYING

COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA, et al., APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY

RESTRAINING ORDER

Defendants.

Plaintiff Thomas Goddard filed a pro se complaint and application to proceed in forma pauperis. See Compl. (dkt. 1); IFP App. (dkt. 5). 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) authorizes the Court to permit a plaintiff to file a federal lawsuit without prepayment of fees or security so long as the plaintiff submits an affidavit showing that he is unable to pay the fees or give security. Goddard states that his only income consists of $5,000 in monthly disability payments and that he has no assets, yet he has $5,650 in monthly expenses between rent, utilities, car insurance, car payments, phone payments, and credit card payments. IFP App. ¶¶ 1, 5, 8. Based on this information, the Court finds that Goddard has demonstrated that he is…