Ashford

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 BURK N. ASHFORD, Case No.: 25-cv-0327-BJC-AHG Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION v. TO TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS [ECF NO. 7]

GOOGLE, et al, Defendants. 16 17 On February 12, 2025, Plaintiff Burk N. Ashford filed a Petition for Preliminary Injunction alleging Defendants Google and Yahoo have locked him out of his personal email accounts, and he seeks “unfettered access to his email accounts from wherever he may be.” [ECF No. 1.] Plaintiff filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) which the Court denied on February 19, 2025. [ECF Nos. 3, 4.] Plaintiff has filed a Renewed Application for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). [ECF No. 7.] For the reasons stated below, his motion is GRANTED. Generally, all parties instituting a civil action in this court must pay a filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a); Civ.L.R. 4.5(a). However, pursuant…