William N. Evans v. United States
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES – GENERAL
Case No.: 8:21-01695 JVS (ADSx) Date: January 4, 2022 Title:_Evans, et al. v. United States of America
Present: The Honorable Autumn D. Spaeth, United States Magistrate Judge
Kristee Hopkins None Reported Deputy Clerk Court Reporter / Recorder
Attorney(s) Present for Plaintiff(s): Attorney(s) Present for Defendant(s): None Present None Present
Proceedings: (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CASE
SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR FAILURE TO FILE IFP
REQUESTS OR TO PAY FILING FEE
On October 12, 2021, Plaintiffs William N. Evans, Mohammed Khan, and Ronald Norman filed this lawsuit asserting a single claim against the United States of America for a violation of the Federal Tort Claims Act. (Dkt. No. 1.) On that same date, Evans filed a Request to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP Request”). (Dkt. No. 2.) Neither Khan nor Norman filed IFP Requests. On October 18, 2021, District Judge James V. Selna denied Evans’s IFP Request as incomplete, gave him an additional 30 days to file a completed IFP Request, and ordered Khan and…