Baize
Baize v. United States District Court, Southern District of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEBBIE BAIZE, Case No. 21-cv-01262-BAS-KSC 11 Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S v. MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA
PAUPERIS
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT,
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF (ECF No. 2)
CALIFORNIA,
15 Defendant. 16 Plaintiff Debbie Baize filed this action on July 14, 2021 against the United States District Court, Southern District of California. (Compl., ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff also concurrently filed a Motion for Leave to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP Motion”) and a Motion to Appoint Counsel. (ECF Nos. 2, 3.) Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, a litigant who is unable to pay the filing fee to commence a legal action because of indigency 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 that “Section 1915 typically requires the reviewing…