Ward
Ward v. PAD Properties Group, LP
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 REBECA BRINKLY WARD, Case No.: 3:25-cv-00698-CAB-DEB
Plaintiff,
ORDER:
v. (1) GRANTING MOTION TO PAD PROPERTIES GROUP, LP, et al.,
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS;
Defendants. (2) DISMISSING COMPLAINT
17 On March 25, 2025, Plaintiff Rebeca Brinkley Ward filed a complaint against 18 Defendants PAD Properties Group, LP, West Star Properties, C&J Legacy Residential, 19 LLC, and Adain Perone. [Doc. No. 1.] Plaintiff did not prepay the civil filing fees required 20 by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) at the time of filing; instead, she filed a motion to proceed in forma 21 pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). [Doc. No. 2.] For the reasons outlined 22 below, Plaintiff’s IFP motion is GRANTED, and her complaint is DISMISSED with leave 23 to amend.
I. Motion to Proceed IFP
25 Generally, all parties instituting a civil action in this court must pay a filing fee. See 26 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a); S.D. Cal. CivLR 4.5(a). However, under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), the 27 court may…