Rosa Pineda Aguila v. United States Military
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ROSA PINEDA AGUILA, Case No. 25-cv-01851-BAS-MSB
12 Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S
13 v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
14 UNITED STATES MILITARY, (ECF No. 2) 15 Defendant.
16 17 Plaintiff Rosa Pineda Aguila filed a complaint against the United States military 18 (ECF No. 1) and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) (ECF No. 2) on the same 19 day. 20 Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, a litigant who because of indigency is unable to pay the 21 required fees or security to commence a legal action may petition the court to proceed 22 without making such payment. The determination of indigency falls within the district 23 court’s discretion. Cal. Men’s Colony v. Rowland, 939 F.2d 854, 858 (9th Cir. 1991), rev’d 24 on other grounds, 506 U.S. 194 (1993) (holding that “Section 1915 typically requires the 25 reviewing court to exercise its sound discretion in determining whether the affiant has 26 satisfied the…