Castillo
(PC) Davis v. Castillo
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. INTRODUCTION
20 Plaintiff filed his complaint in this Court on April 9, 2025. (Doc. 1.) On April 14, 2025, 21 the Court issued its Order to Submit Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (IFP) or Pay 22 Filing Fee Within 45 Days. (Doc. 1.) Plaintiff submitted his IFP application on May 9, 2025. 23 (Doc. 5.) 24 On May 16, 2025, the Court issued its Order Directing Plaintiff to Provide Additional 25 Information Concerning his Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis by Prisoner and Inmate 26 Statement Report. (Doc. 8.) Plaintiff was directed to provide, within 21 days, a complete response 27 and explanation to Question 3(e) on his IFP application and to explain the JPAY and SALES transactions appearing on his Inmate Statement Report; alternatively, Plaintiff could remit the full filing fee. (Id. at 3-4.) On June 9, 2025, Plaintiff paid the $405 filing fee for this action.1 II. DISCUSSION Because Plaintiff elected to pay the full filing fee for this action, his pending IFP application has been rendered moot. See, e.g., Singh v. Pheiffer, No. 1:22-cv-01412-ADA-EPG (PC), 2022 WL 17812808, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Dec. 19, 2022) (denying IFP application as…