Joyce

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MATTHEW JOYCE, Case No. 2:25-cv-01868-CSK Plaintiff, v. ORDER and FINDINGS AND

RECOMMENDATIONS DENYING

ARB GARMIN LLC, et al., MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS

Defendants. (ECF No. 2)

17 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff Matthew Joyce’s motion to proceed in forma 18 pauperis.1 (ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff proceeds with counsel in this action. Plaintiff has 19 initiated this action with a civil complaint and an application to proceed in forma pauperis. 20 (ECF No. 1, 2.) For the reasons that follow, the Court recommends DENYING Plaintiff’s 21 motion to proceed in forma pauperis.

I. LEGAL STANDARDS

23 In order to commence a civil action, along with the complaint, a plaintiff must 24 either pay the $350.00 filing fee and the $55.00 administrative fee or file an application 25 requesting leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(a). The 26 27 This matter proceeds before the undersigned pursuant to direct assignment…