Wilson

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 4 Teddy LeRoy WILSON, Jr., Case No. 25-cv-1346-AGS-MSB

5 Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

6 v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS (ECF 2) AND DISMISSING THE 7

COMPLAINT

PALAMINO, et al., 8 Defendants. 9 10 11 Teddy LeRoy Wilson, Jr., an inmate suing defendants for civil-rights violations 12 under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, moves to proceed in forma pauperis. For the reasons below, that 13 motion is denied, and the complaint is dismissed without prejudice. 14 DISCUSSION 15 Typically, parties instituting a civil action in a United States district court must 16 prepay $405 in fees, including a $350 filing fee and a $55 administrative fee. See 28 U.S.C. 17 § 1914(a); Judicial Conference Schedule of Fees, District Court Misc. Fee Schedule, § 14 18 (eff. Dec. 1, 2023). “An action may proceed despite failure to pay the filing fees only if the 19 party is granted” leave to proceed in forma pauperis. Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 20 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). Prisoners like…