Edwards

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 KENNETH G. EDWARDS, Case No.: 23-CV-291-JLS (MSB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER (1) DENYING MOTION TO

v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

AND (2) DISMISSING WITHOUT

ROCKY GALGANO and THE STAR

PREJUDICE PLAINTIFF’S

MANAGEMENT COMPANY,

COMPLAINT FOR FAILURE TO Defendants. PREPAY FILING FEE

16 (ECF Nos. 1 & 2) 17 Presently before the Court are Plaintiff Kenneth G. Edwards’s Complaint (“Compl.,” ECF No. 1) and Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (“IFP Mot.,” ECF No. 2). Having considered Plaintiff’s IFP Motion and the applicable law, the Court DENIES Plaintiff’s IFP Motion and DISMISSES WITHOUT PREJUDICE Plaintiff’s Complaint for failure to prepay the requisite filing fee. All parties instituting any civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $402. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may…