(PS)Williams
Kirk D. Williams v. ByteDance Ltd., et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 KIRK D. WILLIAMS, Case No. 2:25-cv-03353-DJC-CSK Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE
PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST TO PROCEED
BYTEDANCE LTD., et al., IFP Defendants. (ECF No. 2) 16 Plaintiff Kirk D. Williams is representing himself in this action and seeks leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.1 (ECF No. 2.) For the reasons stated below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s request to proceed IFP without prejudice. I. LEGAL STANDARDS All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in any district court of the United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed despite a party's failure to pay the filing fee only if the party is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1051 (9th Cir. 2007); Rodriguez…