Porter-heft
Porter-heft v. Santa Clara Sheriffs Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 DEANNA RAE PORTER-HEFT, Case No. 20-cv-01570-VKD
Plaintiff, ORDER FOR REASSIGMENT TO A
DISTRICT JUDGE
v.
REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION
SANTA CLARA SHERIFF’S RE DISMISSAL DEPARTMENT, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 3 Defendants.
13 Presently before the Court is plaintiff Deanna Rae Porter-Heft’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). A court may authorize the commencement of a civil action IFP if the court is satisfied that the would-be litigant cannot pay the filing fees necessary to pursue the action. 28 U.S.C § 1915(a)(1). Ms. Porter-Heft’s application indicates that her assets and income are insufficient to enable her to pay the filing fee. Dkt. No. 3. Accordingly, her application is granted. However, the Court’s grant of the IFP application does not mean that Ms. Porter-Heft may proceed with this action here. A court may dismiss a case filed without the…