Paul
(PC) Moody v. Paul
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 DOMINIC MOODY, Case No. 1:23-cv-01541-EPG (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER REQUIRING PLAINTIFF TO SHOW
CAUSE WHY THIS CASE SHOULD NOT BE
v. DISMISSED FOR FILING A FALSE IFP
AFFIDAVIT
STEVEN PAUL, (ECF No. 2) Defendant.
RESPONSE DUE BY NO LATER THAN
NOVEMBER 20, 2023 16 Plaintiff Dominic Moody is a pro se prisoner in this civil rights action filed under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on October 31, 2023.1 (ECF No. 1). This case is before the Court on Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) also filed on October 31, 2023. (ECF No. 2). For the reasons given below, the Court will require Plaintiff to show cause why this case should not be dismissed for filing a false IFP affidavit. 21 The Court normally requires a $402 filing fee for a civil action. However, a federal 22 statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1915, permits a plaintiff to commence a lawsuit without prepaying a filing 23 fee. This statute requires “an…