Tejeda
Tejeda v. Eberwein
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ESMERALDA TEJEDA, Case No.: 20-CV-684 JLS (LL)
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
GLORIA EBERWEIN, (ECF Nos. 1, 2) Defendant. 16 Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Esmeralda Tejeda’s Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) (“Mot.,” ECF No. 2). Plaintiff, proceeding through counsel, has submitted a complaint for damages under claims of wrongful death and negligence. (“Compl.,” ECF No. 1). MOTION TO PROCEED IFP 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 a filing fee of $400. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may still proceed without the prepayment of fees
26 1 In addition to the $350 statutory fee, civil litigants must pay an additional administrative fee of $50. See 27 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) (Judicial…