Torfason
Torfason v. Internal Revenue Service
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JAMES PAUL ANDREW TORFASON, Case No. 3:22-cv-00680-JO-AHG
CDCR #BM-9887,
Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL vs. ACTION FOR FAILURE
TO PROSECUTE IN COMPLIANCE
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE,
WITH COURT ORDER Department of Treasury,
Defendant. 17 18 I. Introduction Plaintiff James Torfason filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) on May 13, 2022. ECF Nos. 1–2. Plaintiff alleged he was improperly denied his Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (“CARES”) stimulus check. ECF No. 1. On November 8, 2022, the Court granted Plaintiff’s IFP motion but dismissed the Complaint for failure to state a claim and gave Plaintiff forty-five (45) days to file an amended complaint. ECF No. 5. On November 17, 2022, Plaintiff requested an extension of time for one hundred 28 …