Castro
Castro v. State of California
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA ERIC RAY CASTRO; Case No.: 22-cv-802-CAB-MSB
Plaintiff,
ORDER:
v. 1) GRANTING MOTION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al., [Doc. No. 2]; and Defendants. 2) DISMISSING CIVIL ACTION
PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. §
1915(e)(2)(B)(ii).
17 On June 2, 2022, Plaintiff Eric Ray Castro, a non-prisoner, filed this civil action 18 against a host of defendants, including the State of California, California Highway Patrol, 19 and San Bernardino County, among others. [Doc. No. 1.] Plaintiff did not prepay the civil 20 filing fees required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) at the time of filing; instead, he filed a Motion 21 to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). [Doc. No. 2.]
I. Motion to Proceed IFP
23 Generally, all parties instituting a civil action in this court must pay a filing fee. See 24 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a); CivLR 4.5(a). However, under 28 U.S.C. §…