Ford

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DANIELLE FORD, Case No.: 19-CV-2349 JLS (AGS)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING WITHOUT

vs. PREJUDICE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS

MIDLAND FUNDING LLC, Defendant. (ECF No. 2) 17 Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Danielle Ford’s Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) (“Mot.,” ECF No. 2). On December 9, 2019, Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed an action alleging defamation, negligence, emotional distress, and violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Fair Credit Reporting Act against Defendant Midland Funding LLC. See generally ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”). All parties instituting any civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the United States, except an application for a writ of habeas corpus, must pay filing and / / / / / / / / / / / / administration fees totaling $400. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). A court may, however, in its 2 …