Kassab
Kassab v. MUFG Union Bank, N.A.
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOANDARK KASSAB, individually, and Case No.: 3:20-cv-02422-WQH-BGS as a trustee of the Kassab Family 2014 12 Trust, ORDER 13 Plaintiff, 14 v.
MUFG UNION BANK, N.A.,
16 Defendant. 17 HAYES, Judge: 18 The matter before the Court is the Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis 19 filed by Plaintiff Joandark Kassab. (ECF No. 2).
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
21 On December 11, 2020, Plaintiff Joandark Kassab initiated this action by filing a 22 Complaint against Defendant MUFG Union Bank, N.A. (ECF No. 1). On the same day, 23 Plaintiff filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (“Motion for Leave to 24 Proceed IFP”). (ECF No. 2).
RULING OF THE COURT
26 All parties instituting a civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the 27 United States, other than a petition for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of 28 $400.00. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a); CivLR 4.5. An action may proceed despite a party’s failure to pay only if the party is granted leave to proceed in forma…