Cuttino

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MAURICE CUTTINO, Case No.: 3:25-cv-0510-RSH-LR

CDCR #BX5327,

ORDER: (1) DENYING MOTION

Plaintiff, TO PROCEED IN FORMA vs. PAUPERIS AND

(2) DISMISSING CIVIL ACTION

HARBOR POLICE DEP’T, SCRIPPS WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR

MERCY HOSPITAL, FAILURE TO PAY FILING FEES

Defendants. REQUIRED BY 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a)

18 [ECF No. 2] 19 20 Maurice Cuttino (“Plaintiff”), a state inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. ECF No. 1. In lieu of paying the filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a), Plaintiff filed a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). ECF No. 2. For the reasons discussed below, the Court denies Plaintiff’s IFP motion and dismisses the action without prejudice. I. IFP MOTION All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a…