(PS)Pyle
(PS)Pyle v. Glenn County Sheriff's Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ERIK BURDETT PYLE, Case No. 2:24-cv-02940-TLN-CSK Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE GLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT., et al., (ECF No. 2) Defendants. 16 Plaintiff Erik Burdett Pyle is proceeding in this action pro se.1 Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff’s IFP application will be denied without prejudice because Plaintiff’s IFP affidavit is inconsistent and insufficient. 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. §…