Segal
Segal v. Segel
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
10 SOPHIA SEGAL, Case No. 20-cv-01382-BAS-JLB 11 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION v. FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED
IN FORMA PAUPERIS
JASON SEGEL, et al., [ECF No. 2] 14 Defendants. 15 On July 21, 2020, Plaintiff Sophia Segal, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint alleging copyright and trademark infringement against numerous Defendants. (Compl., ECF No. 1.) On the same day, Plaintiff also filed a motion seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP Motion”). (ECF No. 2.) Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, a litigant who is unable to pay the filing fee to commence a legal action because of indigency may petition the court to proceed without making such payment. The determination of indigency falls within the district court’s discretion. Cal. Men’s Colony v. Rowland, 939 F.2d 854, 858 (9th Cir. 1991), rev’d on other grounds, 506 U.S. 194 (1993) (holding that “Section 1915 typically requires the reviewing court to exercise its sound discretion in determining…