Salcida
John Angel Salcida v. Jonathan P. Cota, et al.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN ANGEL SALCIDA, Case No.: 3:25-cv-3779-CAB-BJW
CDCR #F04429,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
Plaintiff, PROCEED IN FORMA v. PAUPERIS[Doc No. 2] 14 JONATHAN P. COTA, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 John Angel Salcida (“Plaintiff”), a state inmate proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. [Doc. No. 1 (“Complaint”).] Plaintiff did not pay the filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) to commence a civil action when he filed his Complaint; instead, he has filed a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). [Doc. No. 2.] As discussed below, the Court DENIES the IFP Motion. I. MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a district court of the United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $405. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). The action may…