Caballero
Caballero v. Land Situated in the State of CA
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CESAR CABALLERO, et al., No. 2:20-cv-00866-KJM-AC Plaintiffs, v. ORDER LAND SITUATED IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA,
15 Defendant.
18 Plaintiff Cesar Caballero filed this civil lawsuit on April 28, 2020. ECF No. 1. He 19 now requests permission to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). IFP Application, ECF No. 3.
I. LEGAL STANDARD: IFP STATUS
21 With the exception of applications for writs of habeas corpus, a plaintiff filing a 22 civil lawsuit in a United States district court must generally pay a $400 filing fee. 28 U.S.C. 23 § 1914. The “IFP statute,” however, waives the filing fee for a plaintiff1 that cannot afford the 24 payment, provided the suit is neither frivolous nor malicious. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a); Franklin 25 26 1 All persons, not just prisoners, may seek IFP status. Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1051 n.1 (9th Cir. 2007) (citing Lister v. Dep't of the Treasury, 408 F.3d 1309, 1312 (10th Cir. 2005) (finding statute applies to all persons despite its…