Johnson v. United States

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ELISA JOHNSON, Case No.: 20-CV-1476-JAH-MDD

Plaintiff,

ORDER:

vs.

GRANTING MOTION TO

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

Defendant. [Doc. No. 2] 16 17 18 19 20 Elisa Johnson (“Plaintiff”), a resident of the County of San Diego, State of California, has filed a Complaint under the Federal Tort Claims Act pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2671, (“Compl.” Doc. No. 1), together with a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) (Doc. No. 2). After a careful review of the record and for the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed IFP, [Doc. No. 2]. I. Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a district court of the United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $400. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). The action may proceed despite a plaintiff’s failure to…