(PS) Ireland v. United Parcel Service

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JEROME IRELAND, JR., Case No. 1:21-cv-01801-DAD-SKO Plaintiff, FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

DENY PLAINTIFF’S APPLICATION TO

v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, (Doc. 2)

Defendant. 21-DAY DEADLINE 16 On December 22, 2021, Plaintiff Jerome Ireland, Jr., proceeding pro se, filed a complaint, along with an application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Docs. 1, 2.) On January 3, 2022, the undersigned issued an order to show cause why Plaintiff’s IFP application should not be denied (the “OSC”), as Plaintiff indicated in his application that his “seasonal” gross pay/wages and take-home pay/wages are both $8,000,000,000 (Doc. 2 at 1.). (Doc. 3.) On January 6, 2022, Plaintiff filed a response to the OSC and submitted an amended IFP application. (Doc. 4.) As indicated in the OSC, “[p]roceeding in forma pauperis “is a privilege not a right.” Smart v.…