Wilson
Wilson v. National Railroad Passenger Corporation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 TERRY WILSON, Case No.: 20-CV-714 W (BGS)
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS [DOC. 2] NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP., dba AMTRAK, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 On April 14, 2020, Plaintiff Terry Wilson commenced this wrongful termination case against Defendant National Railroad Passenger Corporation, dba Amtrak. Along with the Complaint, Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). The determination of indigency falls within the district court’s discretion. California Men’s Colony v. Rowland, 939 F.2d 854, 858 (9th Cir. 1991), reversed on other grounds, 506 U.S. 194 (1993) (“Section 1915 typically requires the reviewing court 22 to exercise its sound discretion in determining whether the affiant has satisfied the 23 statute’s requirement of indigency.”). It is well-settled that a party need not be 24 completely destitute to proceed in forma pauperis. Adkins v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours &…