1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 HENDERSON, et al., Case No. 1:25-cv-01428-JLT-EPG 11 Plaintiffs, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF BETTY

ANN HENDERSON TO SUBMIT AN

12 v. APLLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS OR PAY ONE FILING FEE FOR

13 AMERICORE HUMANOLOGY, et al., BOTH PLAINTIFFS WITHIN 21 DAYS 14 Defendants. ORDER DIRECTING CLERK OF COURT TO

SEND AN IN FORMA PAUPERIS

15 APPLICATION 16 17 Plaintiffs Lukas Elijah Henderson and Betty Ann Henderson are each proceeding pro se in 18 an action filed on October 27, 2025. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff Lukas Henderson filed an application 19 to proceed in forma pauperis on October 27, 2025 (ECF No. 2) and was directed to supplement 20 the application with additional information on October 28, 2025. (ECF No. 3). Plaintiff Lukas 21 Henderson filed the supplement on December 10, 2025. (ECF No. 4). However, Plaintiff Betty 22 Ann Henderson has yet to file an application to proceed in forma pauperis. 23 To proceed in this action, Plaintiffs must EITHER (1) pay one $405.00 filing fee, or (2) 24 both Plaintiffs may submit applications to proceed in forma pauperis. 28 U.S.C. § 1915; See 25 Darden v. Indymac Bancorp, Inc., No. S-09-2970 JAM DAD PS, 2009 WL 5206637, at *1 (E.D. 26 Cal. Dec. 23, 2009) (“Where there are multiple plaintiffs in a single action, the plaintiffs may not 27 proceed in forma pauperis unless all of them demonstrate inability to pay the filing fee”) 28 1 || (emphasis added); see also Anderson v. California, No. 10 CV 2216 MMA (AJB), 2010 WL 2 | 4316996, at *1 (S.D. Cal Oct. 27, 2010) (“[A]lthough only one filing fee needs to be paid per 3 || case, if multiple plaintiffs seek to proceed in forma pauperis, each plaintiff must qualify for IFP 4 || status”) (emphasis added). 5 Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 6 1. The Clerk of Court is directed to send one in forma pauperis application to Plaintiff 7 Betty Ann Henderson; 8 2. Within twenty-one (21) days of the date of service of this order, Plaintiffs shall either 9 (1) pay one $405.00 filing fee for this action; or (2) Plaintiff Betty Ann Henderson 10 shall submit the attached application to proceed in forma pauperis, completed and 11 signed; 12 3. No requests for extensions will be granted without a showing of good cause; and 13 4. Failure to comply with this order may result in dismissal of Plaintiff Betty Ann 14 Henderson from the lawsuit. 15 16 IT IS SO ORDERED. 17 Dated: _ December 11, 2025 Ise heey 18 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28