Cortez
Cortez v. Zhang
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PEDRO CORTEZ and MARIA CORTEZ, Case No.: 20-CV-287 JLS (RBB)
Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING WITHOUT
vs. PREJUDICE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS
WEI ZHANG; 1119 E. OHIO AVE. TRUST; NOELLE ZHANG; and DOES (ECF No. 2) 16 1–50, inclusive, Defendants. 18 Presently before the Court is Plaintiffs Pedro and Maria Cortez’s Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) (“Mot.,” ECF No. 2). On February 14, 2020, Plaintiffs, proceeding pro se, filed an action for violation of Regulation Z of the Truth in Lending Act against Defendants Wei Zahng, 1119 E. Ohio Ave. Trust, and Noelle Zhang. See generally ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”). Following recusal of the Honorable Michael M. Anello on February 18, 2020, Plaintiffs’ case was reassigned to this Court. See ECF No. 3. All parties instituting any civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the United States, except an application for a…