Segura
Segura v. City of San Diego
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 HECTOR SEGURA, Case No.: 3:22-cv-01029-RBM-AHG
Plaintiff,
ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
v. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
CITY OF SAN DIEGO, et al.,
Defendants. [Doc. 2]
17 On July 14, 2022, Plaintiff Hector Segura (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint against the 18 City of San Diego and Does 1 through 10 (“Defendants”). (Doc. 1.) Plaintiff did not pay 19 the required filing fee and instead filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP 20 Motion”). (Doc. 2.) For the reasons outlined below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff’s IFP 21 Motion.
I. MOTION FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
23 All parties instituting a civil action in a district court of the United States, except an 24 application for a writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $402. See 28 U.S.C. 25 § 1914(a); CivLR 4.5(a). Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, however, a litigant who because of 26 indigency is unable to pay the required fees or security…