(PS)Pyle

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ERIK BURDETT PYLE, Case No. 2:24-cv-02940-TLN-CSK 12 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

13 v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE 14 GLEN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT., et al., 15 (ECF No. 2) Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Erik Burdett Pyle is proceeding in this action pro se.1 Plaintiff has 18 requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 19 (ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff’s IFP application will be denied without prejudice because Plaintiff’s 20 IFP affidavit is inconsistent and insufficient. 21 I. LEGAL STANDARDS 22 All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in any district court of the 23 United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee. See 24 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed despite a party's failure to pay the filing fee 25 only if the party is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 26 §…