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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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10 REYNALDO ARAGONES, Case No. 1:25-cv-00744-JLT-EPG 11 Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 12

TO DENY PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO

v. 13 PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

SEQUIUM ASSET SOLUTIONS, LLC,

14 (ECF No. 2) Defendant. 15 OBJECTIONS, IF ANY,

DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS

16 17 Plaintiff Reynaldo Aragones is proceeding pro se against Sequium Asset Solutions, 18 LLC, due to alleged erroneous reporting of his debt. (ECF No. 1). Along with his complaint, 19 Plaintiff also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 20 § 1915. (ECF No. 2). 21 The Court normally requires a $405 filing fee for a civil action. However, a federal 22 statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1915, permits a plaintiff to commence a lawsuit without prepaying a filing 23 fee. This statute permits a court to “authorize the commencement, prosecution or defense of 24 any suit, action or proceeding, civil or criminal, or appeal therein, without prepayment of fees 25 or security therefor, by a person…