Firsov, minor, by & through parent Sergey Firsov v. Church of Scientology of Silicon Valley
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 L.F., A MINOR, BY & THROUGH Case No. 25-cv-03265-SVK
PARENT SERGEY FIRSOV,
8 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO 9 DISQUALIFY; UNSEALING AND v. DENYING RENEWED APPLICATION 10 TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
CHURCH OF SCIENTOLOGY OF
11 SILICON VALLEY, et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 13, 14, 15
12 Defendants.
13 Minor plaintiff L.F. has initiated this case through his parent Sergey Firsov1 against the 14 Church of Scientology of Silicon Valley and the Church of Scientology Mission of Silicon Valley. 15 Dkt. 1. Plaintiff previously filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”), which this 16 Court denied without prejudice due to its failure to include Mr. Firsov’s financial information as 17 Plaintiff’s parent. Dkts. 4, 12 (explaining that “where leave to proceed in forma pauperis is 18 sought to vindicate the alleged substantive rights of a minor, the financial resources of both the 19 minor and the…