Marroquin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FRANK ANTHONY MARROQUIN, Case No.: 25-cv-1075-RSH-DEB

Plaintiff,

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

v. TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS

MR. GORDON, Office of the Director,

Department of Motor Vehicles, [ECF No. 2] Defendant. 16 17 18 On April 28, 2025, plaintiff Frank Anthony Marroquin, proceeding pro se, commenced this action. ECF No. 1. On April 29, 2025, Plaintiff filed the instant motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). ECF No. 2. For the reasons below, the Court denies the motion to proceed IFP without prejudice. All parties instituting a civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the United States, other than a petition for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee. 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 IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). See 27 …