Toussaint

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 FRITZ GERALD TOUSSAINT, Case No.: 22-CV-245 JLS (AGH)

Plaintiff,

ORDER (1) DENYING MOTION TO

v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS;

AND (2) DISMISSING COMPLAINT

CHARLES VENANTE,

WITHOUT PREJUDICE

Defendant. (ECF Nos. 1, 2) 16 17

Presently before the Court are Plaintiff Fritz Gerald Toussaint’s Motion for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) (“IFP Mot.,” ECF No. 2) and his Complaint (“Compl.,” ECF No. 1). For the reasons set forth below, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s IFP Motion and DISMISSES Plaintiff’s Complaint WITH LEAVE TO AMEND. MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 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 / / /…