Don Martin v. City of Los Angeles
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
JS-
2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DON MARTIN, et al., Case No. CV 21-7537 TJH (PVC)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DISMISSING ACTION FOR
v. FAILURE TO FILE IFP
APPLICATION
CITY OF LOS ANGELES, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiffs Don Martin, Julieanne Gerard, Richard Tapia, Troy Baetz, and El Lemine, California residents proceeding pro se, jointly filed a civil rights complaint alleging that Los Angeles Police Department Officers unlawfully impounded Martin’s motorhome, in which the remaining Plaintiffs had stored some of their belongings. (Dkt. No. 1). However, Plaintiffs did not pay the filing fee or move for IFP status. 22 Accordingly, on October 1, 2021, the Court issued an order advising all five Plaintiffs that in multi-plaintiff pro se actions, each plaintiff may prosecute claims only on his/her own behalf and must individually file an IFP application supported by an adequate showing of indigency, unless the full filing fee is paid. (“Order,” Dkt. No.…