Sanchez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MONIQUE SANCHEZ, Case No.: 25-cv-2736-RSH-SBC

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

v. MOTION TO PROCEED IFP AND

DISMISSING COMPLAINT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

Defendant. [ECF No. 5]

16 17 On October 14, 2025, plaintiff Monique Sanchez, proceeding pro se, initiated this action and filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). ECF Nos. 1, 2. The complaint advanced a single claim under the Federal Tort Claims Act (“FTCA”), based on an incident on November 12, 2013 in which an off-duty Border Patrol agent discharged a firearm at a vehicle, resulting in distress to Plaintiff, who was then an eight-year-old. On October 14, 2025, the Court entered an order (1) denying Plaintiff’s IFP motion and (2) dismissing the complaint pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) for failure to state a claim. ECF No. 3. The Court denied Plaintiff’s IFP motion because the financial information…