Teresa Lim v. Farmers Insurance Company, Inc., et al.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 TERESA LIM, Case No. 2:25-cv-02819-TLN-CSK PS 12 Plaintiff, 13 v. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 14 FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY, (ECF Nos. 1, 2) INC., et al., 15 Defendants. 16

17 18 Plaintiff Teresa Lim is representing herself in this action and seeks leave to 19 proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.1 (ECF No. 2.) For the 20 reasons that follow, the Court recommends Plaintiff’s IFP application be denied, and the 21 Complaint be dismissed without leave to amend. 22 I. MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 23 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) provides that the court may authorize the commencement, 24 prosecution or defense of any suit without prepayment of fees or security “by a person 25 who submits an affidavit stating the person is “unable to pay such fees or give security 26 therefor.” This affidavit is to include, among other things, a statement of all assets the 27 1 This matter proceeds before the undersigned pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636, Fed. R.…