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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DECHERI HAFER, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-01426-NONE-JLT ) Plaintiff, ) ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO PAY THE

FILING FEE OR FILE A MOTION TO PROCEED

) v. IN FORMA PAUPERIS )

UNKNOWN, ) ) Defendant. ) ) )

Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a complaint on September 24, 2020. As a general rule, all parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a United States District Court must pay a filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). However, the Court may authorize the commencement of an action without the filing fee “by a person who submits an affidavit that includes a statement of all assets such [person] possesses that the person is unable to pay such fees or give security therefor.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Therefore, an action may proceed despite a failure to prepay the filing fee only if leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted by the Court. See Rodriguez v. Cook, 169…