Johannes

Johannes v. Berryhill

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United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaOctober 22, 20193:19-cv-01868California402 words

Opinion

Trial Court Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JENNIFER JOHANNES Case No.: 19cv1868-LAB (AHG)

Plaintiff,

ORDER OF DISMISSAL

v. NANCY BERRYHILL Defendant. 16 All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a district court of the United States, other than a writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $400. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed despite a party’s failure to pay only if granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). Plaintiff Jennifer Johannes filed this social security appeal without paying the filing fee or moving to proceed IFP. She also failed to sign the complaint as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(a); instead of signing the form she used to create her complaint, she typed her name. For a complaint filed in paper form, this does not suffice. Plaintiff says she resides in Palmdale, California, in Los Angeles County.…

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