Castillo

I. BACKGROUND

18 Plaintiff Tracye Benard Washington initiated this action with the filing of his complaint 19 on July 14, 2023. (Doc. 1.) That same date, he filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis 20 (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. 2.) 21 In his IFP motion, Plaintiff states he is not currently employed and has not received any 22 money from the following sources: a business, profession or other self-employment; rent, 23 payments, interest or dividends; pensions, annuities or life insurance payments; or disability or 24 workers compensation payments. (Id. at 1.) Plaintiff indicates he does receive money in the form 25 of gifts or inheritances, and he has received about “$80.00 from family member.” (Id.) Plaintiff 26 also states he has approximately $6,500 in cash. (Id. at 2.) He does not own any real estate, 27 stocks, bonds, securities, or other financial instruments, automobiles or other valuable property, and denies having any other assets. (Id.) Finally, Plaintiff indicates no other individual is dependent upon him for support. (Id.) According to the certified account statement submitted by the California Department of Corrections and…