Danny Fabricant v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 DANNY FABRICANT, CASE NO. CV 21-2902 ODW (AS)

12 Plaintiff,

ORDER TO PAY THE FILING FEE OR

SHOW CAUSE WHY THIS ACTION

13 v.

SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED

PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915(G)

14 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL

REVENUE,

15 Defendant. 16 17 On April 4, 2021, Danny Fabricant (“Plaintiff”), a federal 18 prisoner proceeding pro se, filed a Complaint seeking a declaratory 19 judgment against the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (“Defendant”) 20 on the ground that Defendant’s enforcement of 26 U.S.C. § 21 32(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) unconstitutionally subjected Plaintiff to age 22 discrimination. (Dkt. No. 1). Plaintiff has also filed a Request 23 to Proceed Without Prepayment of Filing Fees or in forma pauperis 24 (“IFP Request”). (Dkt. No. 8). 25 26 Plaintiff’s litigation history reflects that he is subject to 27 the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). Courts may raise Section 28 1 1915(g) sua sponte. See, e.g., Harris v. City of New York, 607 2 F.3d 18, 23 (2nd Cir. 2010) (”district courts may apply the…