Jiminian
Angel Jiminain v. United States Department of Education, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 ANGEL JIMINIAN, Case No. 1:25-cv-01835-JLT-EPG 10 Plaintiff, ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO v. SUBMIT LONG FORM APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS OR PAY
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF FILING FEE WITHIN THIRTY DAYS
EDUCATION, et al., (ECF No. 2). Defendants. 15 16 Plaintiff Angel Jimenez filed this civil case against the United States Department of 17 Education and other Defendants on December 12, 2025. (ECF No. 1). With the complaint, 18 Plaintiff submitted a “short form” application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP), which is signed 19 under penalty of perjury. (ECF No. 2). Among other things, this IFP application indicates that 20 Plaintiff has no wages, receives no money from any other source, has no money in any accounts, 21 has no assets, and has no expenses. (Id. at 1-2). 22 However, under the portion of the form asking Plaintiff to list “[a]ny debts or financial 23 obligations,” Plaintiff states as follows:…