Jones
Jones v. Equifax Information Services, LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 DEONTE JONES, Case No.: 25-cv-00946-WQH-SBC
Plaintiff, ORDER v. 11 EQUIFAX INFORMATION
SERVICES, LLC,
13 Defendant. 14 15 HAYES, Judge: On April 21, 2025, Plaintiff Deonte Jones (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se, initiated this action by filing a Complaint. (ECF No. 1.) The same day, Plaintiff filed an Application to Proceed to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs (the “Application”) (ECF No. 2) and a Motion for Leave to Electronically File Documents (ECF No. 3). All parties instituting a civil action in a district court of the United States, other than a petition for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $405. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a); S.D. Cal. CivLR 4.5. An action may proceed despite a party’s failure to pay only if the party is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). “To proceed in forma…