Karan Tandon v. Coinbase, Inc., et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KARAN TANDON, Case No. 2:25-cv-02111-DJC-CSK PS Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
DENYING MOTION TO PROCEED IN
COINBASE, INC., et al., FORMA PAUPERIS Defendants. (ECF No. 2) 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Karan Tandon’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis.1 (ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff proceeds without counsel in this action. Plaintiff has initiated this action with a civil complaint and an application to proceed in forma pauperis. (ECF No. 1, 2.) For the reasons that follow, the Court recommends DENYING Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis. I. LEGAL STANDARDS In order to commence a civil action, along with the complaint, a plaintiff must either pay the $350.00 filing fee and the $55.00 administrative fee or file an application requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). The court may authorize the commencement of an action “without…