(PS) Alfaro Brittany v. Westfield Mall

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MICHELLA BRITTANY, No. 2:24-cv-3394-TLN-SCR Plaintiff, v. ORDER DOCO WESTFIELD MALL, 405 K ST, Defendant. 16 Plaintiff is proceeding pro se in this action, which was accordingly referred to the undersigned on December 5, 2024. ECF No. 1. Plaintiff has filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) and submitted the affidavit required by that statute. ECF No. 2; see 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). The motion to proceed IFP, ECF No. 2, will be denied. Additionally, Plaintiff is advised that the Complaint fails to establish federal jurisdiction and fails to state a claim. I. LEGAL STANDARD A court may authorize a person to proceed in an action without prepayment of fees if that person “submits an affidavit that includes a statement of all assets…that the person is unable to pay such fees or give security therefor.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). The federal IFP statute, however,…