Drevalera
Drevalera v. The U.S. Immigration & Naturalization Service
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 TATYANA EVGENIEVNA Case No. 20-cv-04493-JD
DREVALEVA,
8 Plaintiff, ORDER RE IFP APPLICATION AND DISMISSING COMPLAINT v. Re: Dkt. No.
THE U.S. IMMIGRATION &
NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Defendant.
13 Pro se plaintiff Tatyana Drevaleva filed a “petition for [a] writ of mandate” to compel the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to grant permanent residency to Valentina Volkova, an individual who moved to the United States from Ukraine and died before her Green Card interview. Dkt. No. 1. Drevaleva has asked to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Dkt. No. 2. The request is granted, and the complaint is dismissed. IFP requests are evaluated under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, and the first question is whether the plaintiff’s financial status excuses payment of the court’s filing fees. The answer here is yes. Drevaleva states that she has a very modest monthly income from providing in-home care …