Romero

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ARTURO R., Case No.: 20-cv-2386-AGS Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA

v.

PAUPERIS (ECF 2), DISMISSING

UNITED STATES FEDERAL THE COMPLAINT WITHOUT

PREJUDICE, AND CLOSING THE

GOVERNMENT,

CASE, WITH LEAVE TO AMEND

Defendant. 12 Plaintiff moves to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). While plaintiff qualifies to proceed without paying the initial filing fee, his complaint fails to state a claim for relief. So, the Court grants plaintiff’s IFP motion but dismisses the complaint without prejudice. Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis Typically, parties instituting a civil action in a United States district court must pay a filing fee of $402. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a)1. But if granted the right to proceed in forma pauperis, a plaintiff can proceed without paying the fee. Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). Here, plaintiff receives $1,348 a month in…