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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 AELLIS O., Case No.: 22-CV-200 JLS (WVG)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

KELLI MARIE CONNOR; JILL LEUER; and GOOGLE LLC, (ECF No. 2) 14 Defendants. 15 16 Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Aellis O.’s Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) (“IFP Mot.,” ECF No. 2). Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, filed a complaint against Kelli Marie Connor, Jill Leuer, and Google LLC on February 11, 2022. See ECF Nos. 1, 2. For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s IFP Motion. LEGAL STANDARD All parties instituting a civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the United States, other than a petition for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed despite a party’s failure to pay the filing fee only if the party is granted leave to proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C.…