Turner
Turner v. Metropolitan Transit System
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID B. TURNER, JR., Case No.: 22-CV-1318 JLS (AHG)
Plaintiff,
ORDER (1) DENYING MOTION TO
vs. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AS BARRED BY 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g); (2)
DISMISSING CIVIL ACTION
METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SYSTEM; WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR SAN DIEGO TROLLEY; and S.D.T.C., FAILURE TO PAY FILING FEE 16 Defendants. REQUIRED BY 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) 17 18 On September 1, 2022, Plaintiff David B. Turner, Jr., a prisoner detained at the San Diego County Jail in San Diego, California, filed a civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, but neither paid the civil filing fee nor submitted a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). ECF No. 1. Plaintiff alleges that on June 18, 2022, his legs were injured by the “malfunctioning doors” of a trolley car he was trying to board. Id. at 2. Plaintiff seeks $17,550,000 in damages. See id. at 3. On September 6, 2022, the Court dismissed this action without prejudice for…