Wood
Wood v. Whole Foods
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 MICHELLE YVONNE WOOD, Case No. 22-cv-05651-JD
Plaintiff,
ORDER RE IFP STATUS AND
v. DISMISSAL
WHOLE FOODS, Defendant.
13 Pro se plaintiff Michelle Yvonne Wood filed a complaint and an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). Dkt. Nos. 1, 2. The IFP application is granted, and the case is dismissed. IFP requests are evaluated under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The first question is whether the plaintiff’s financial status excuses payment of the court’s filing fees. The answer is yes. Wood states that she is unemployed, and pays monthly expenses of approximately $1,080 out of a monthly Social Security benefit of $1,000 and monthly EBT food stamps of $200, which are her sole sources of income. Dkt. No. 2. Wood meets the financial qualifications for IFP status. The next question is whether the complaint is sufficient to stand, and the answer is no. The Court may “at any time” dismiss an IFP complaint that fails…