Desai

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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11 PAUL DESAI, ) Case No.: 1:20-cv-1579 NONE JLT ) 12 Plaintiff, ) ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO PAY THE ) FILING FEE OR FILE A MOTION TO PROCEED 13 v. IN FORMA PAUPERIS )

14 JOE BIDEN, et al., ) ) 15 Defendants. ) ) 16 )

17 Plaintiff initiated this action by filing a complaint on November 5, 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 21 [person] possesses that the person is unable to pay such fees or give security therefore.” 28 U.S.C. § 22 1915(a)(1). Therefore, an action may proceed despite a failure to prepay the filing fee only if leave to 23 proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) is granted by the Court. See Rodriguez…