Wilson

1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 MICHAEL GEARY WILSON, Case No. 20-cv-01076-JD

8 Plaintiff,

ORDER RE IFP APPLICATION AND

9 v. DISMISSING COMPLAINT

10 JAMI CAROLINE WILSON et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 1, 4 Defendants. 11

12 13 Pro se plaintiff Michael Wilson alleges that his former wife and others associated with her 14 have deprived him of the companionship and affection of his daughter since 2010. The complaint 15 mentions several California Penal Code provisions but states one claim under California Civil 16 Code Section 49, which in pertinent part forbids the “abduction or enticement of a child from a 17 parent, or from a guardian entitled to its custody.” Cal. Civ. Code § 49(a). Wilson has asked to 18 proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Dkt. No. 4. The request is granted, but the complaint is 19 dismissed with leave to amend. 20 IFP requests are evaluated under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, and the first question is whether a 21 plaintiff’s financial status excuses payment of the court’s filing fees. The…