Martin
Martin v. Mitchell
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOHN DAVID MARTIN, Case No.: 20-CV-2366 JLS (AGS)
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
v. PROCEED IFP
MARLON D. MITCHELL, CHRISTINA PURTEE, MARGARITA SERRANO, (ECF No. 2) 15 and DOES 1-50 16 Defendants. 17 18 Plaintiff John David Martin has filed a Complaint alleging various Constitutional rights and fair credit reporting violations against employees of the San Diego County Department of Child Support Services (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff also filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) (“Mot.,” ECF No. 2). For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion to Proceed IFP with leave to pay the filing fee. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), the Court may authorize a plaintiff to pursue a case without payment of the filing fee. Whether an affiant has satisfied § 1915(a) falls within “the reviewing court[’s] . . . sound discretion.” California Men’s Colony v. Rowland, 939 F.2d 854, 858…