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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 RP GOLDEN STATE MANAGEMENT, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-1480 DAD JLT LLC; ASHA DESAI; and PAUL DESAI, ) 12 ) ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFFS TO PAY THE Plaintiffs, FILING FEE OR FILE A MOTION TO PROCEED ) 13 IN FORMA PAUPERIS ) v. 14 ) JESSE J. THALER, et al., ) 15 ) Defendants. ) 16 )

17 Plaintiffs initiated this action by filing a complaint on October 19, 2020. As a general rule, all 18 parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a United States District Court must pay a filing 19 fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). However, the Court may authorize the commencement of an action without 20 the filing fee “by a person who submits an affidavit that includes a statement of all assets such [person] 21 possesses that the person is unable to pay such fees or give security therefore.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). 22 Therefore, an action may proceed despite a failure to prepay the…