Kimble
Jolee Kimble v. Frank Birchank
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Jolee KIMBLE, Case No.: 25-cv-3507-AGS-SBC Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
v. (ECF 2) AND DISMISSING Frank BIRCHANK, COMPLAINT Defendant. 8 Plaintiff Jolee Kimble, proceeding without an attorney, seeks to waive the filing fee for her lawsuit against Superior Court Judge Frank Birchank. (ECF 1, at 2.) Her request to proceed without prepayment is granted, but her case does not survive mandatory screening and is dismissed with leave to amend. DISCUSSION A. Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis 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…