(PS) Rogers v. Mountain Valley Unified School District
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ANTHONY ROGERS, et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-02587-TLN-CSK Plaintiffs, ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE
PLAINTIFFS’ REQUEST TO PROCEED
v. IFP MOUNTAIN VALLEY UNIFIED (ECF No. 2) SCHOOL DISTRICT, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Plaintiffs Anthony Rogers and Roberto Romero are representing themselves in this action and seek leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.1 (ECF No. 2.) For the reasons stated below, the Court DENIES Plaintiffs’ request to proceed IFP. I. LEGAL STANDARDS All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in any district court of the United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed despite a party's failure to pay the filing fee only if the party is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1051 (9th Cir.…