Salemi
Alireza SALEMI v. CITY OF CARLSBAD, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Alireza SALEMI, Case No.: 25-cv-2934-AGS-MSB Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
v. (ECF 2) CITY OF CARLSBAD, et al., Defendants. 8 Plaintiff Alireza Salemi, proceeding without an attorney, seeks to waive the filing fee for his lawsuit against the City of Carlsbad and other government entities. But he has not justified waiving that fee, so his motion is denied with leave to refile. Parties instituting a civil action in a federal district court must typically pay filing fees of $405. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) ($350 filing fee); District Court Misc. Fee Schedule, § 14 (effective Dec. 1, 2023) ($55 administrative fee). But if granted the right to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”), a plaintiff can proceed without prepaying those fees. Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). Though only half of the IFP application is on the record (see generally ECF 2), based on the available information plaintiff would not…