Alonso
Alonso v. San Diego County Sheriff Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTOPHER K. ALONSO, Case No.: 3:22-cv-97-CAB-WVG
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING WITHOUT
v. PREJUDICE APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
SAN DIEGO COUNTY SHERRIFF [Doc. No. 2] AND DENYING AS
DEPARTMENT,
MOOT MOTION TO APPOINT Defendant. COUNSEL [Doc. No. 3]
17 On January 24, 2022, Plaintiff Christopher K. Alonso filed a complaint. [Doc. No. 18 1.] Plaintiff also filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) [Doc. No. 2] 19 and a motion to appoint counsel [Doc. No. 3]. On May 6, 2022, the case was transferred 20 to the undersigned judge. For the following reasons, Plaintiff’s application to proceed IFP 21 is DENIED. 22 Generally, all parties instituting a civil action in this court must pay a filing fee. See 23 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a); CivLR 4.5(a). However, the Court may authorize a party to proceed 24 without paying the filing fee if that party submits an affidavit demonstrating an inability to 25 pay. …