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