Cao Le Minh Khai v. Otay Mesa Immigration Court and Attorney General of the State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CAO LE MINH KHAI, Case No.: 3:25-cv-3611-CAB-AHG
Petitioner,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. PROCEED IFP
OTAY MESA IMMIGRATION COURT, [Doc. No. 2] and ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
16 Respondents.
18 Petitioner Cao Le Minh Khai (“Petitioner”), an immigration detainee housed at the 19 Otay Mesa Detention Center proceeding pro se, filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus 20 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2241. [Doc. No. 1.] Petitioner also filed a motion to proceed in 21 forma pauperis (“IFP”). [Doc. No. 2.] Upon review, Petitioner’s IFP motion is DENIED 22 because Petitioner has not provided the Court with sufficient information to determine their 23 financial status. 24 An IFP motion must include a completed affidavit with a statement of all assets 25 showing an inability to pay the $5.00 filing fee. See S.D.Cal. CivLR 3.2. The Southern 26 District of California has a standardized application to proceed IFP which requires a 27 detailed …