Palomino

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

10 FERNANDO “HORSEPAINTER” CASE NO. 19cv2500-LAB (KSC)

PALOMINO,

Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS [Dkt. vs. 3];

THE EAGLES BAND OF CALIFORNIA, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO USA, APPOINT COUNSEL [Dkt. 2]; Defendant. ORDER DISMISSING PLAINTIFF’S

COMPLAINT WITHOUT PREJUDICE.

17 18 19 On December 31, 2019, Plaintiff Fernando Palomino brought this suit against “the Eagles Band of California USA” for copyright infringement. Pending before the Court is his petition to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Palomino’s IFP application states that his average monthly income over the previous year was approximately $454. He is unemployed and has just $100 in his Chase checking account. The Court finds Palomino is unable to pay the filing fee, so his motion to proceed IFP is GRANTED. Dkt. 3. When a plaintiff is permitted to proceed IFP, the Court is required to…