Solis

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DAVID SOLIS, Case No. 25-cv-01935-BAS-MSB

12 Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

13 v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

14 LOUIS DE JOY and ADRIAN (ECF No. 2)

BARAJAS,

15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff David Solis filed a complaint against Defendants (ECF No. 1) and a motion 18 to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) (ECF No. 2) concurrently. 19 Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, a litigant who because of indigency is unable to pay the 20 required fees or security to commence a legal action may petition the court to proceed 21 without making such payment. The determination of indigency falls within the district 22 court’s discretion. Cal. Men’s Colony v. Rowland, 939 F.2d 854, 858 (9th Cir. 1991), rev’d 23 on other grounds, 506 U.S. 194 (1993) (holding that “Section 1915 typically requires the 24 reviewing court to exercise its sound discretion in determining whether the affiant has 25 satisfied the statute’s requirement of indigency”). It is…