Finnegan
Finnegan v. Palm Beach County Animal Control
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 SEAN MATTHEW FINNEGAN, Case No. 21-cv-00823-BAS-DEB
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
PALM BEACH COUNTY ANIMAL (ECF No. 2)
CONTROL,
15 Defendant. 16 17 On April 27, 2021, Plaintiff Sean Matthew Finnegan filed this action against Palm Beach County Animal Control. (Compl., ECF No. 1.) On the same day, Plaintiff also filed a motion seeking leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). (IFP Mot., ECF No. 2.) For the reasons outlined below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff leave to proceed IFP. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, a litigant who because of indigency is unable to pay the required fees or security to commence a legal action 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…