Bonta

(PC) Burruel v. Bonta

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaJanuary 28, 20221:22-cv-00116California385 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MANUEL BURRUEL, III, Case No. 1:22-cv-00116-EPG (PC)

Plaintiff,

ORDER FOR PLAINTIFF TO SUBMIT

v. APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS BY A NON-PRISONER OR PAY

ROB BONTA, FILING FEE WITHIN 45 DAYS

Defendant.

16 17 Plaintiff is a civil detainee proceeding pro se in this case. Plaintiff submitted a one paragraph document titled application to proceed in district court without prepayment of fees or costs. (ECF No. 2). In his application Plaintiff states that he is not a prisoner and thus is not subject to financial reporting requirements. While Plaintiff may not be a prisoner, if he wants to proceed in forma pauperis in this action, he must make a showing that he is unable to pay the filing fee. See, e.g., Corral v. California Highway Patrol, 2021 WL 2268877, at *1 (E.D. Cal. June 3, 2021) (“The court may authorize the commencement of an action ‘without prepayment of fees...by a person who submits an…

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