Beck
Beck v. Superior Court of California, County of Orange
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Justin S. BECK, Case No.: 23-cv-0882-AGS-DDL Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF
LEAVE TO PROCEED IN FORMA
v.
PAUPERIS (ECF 3) AND
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, DISMISSING THE COMPLAINT
COUNTY OF ORANGE, AND OTHER MOTIONS (ECF 2 &
7 Defendants. 13)
Plaintiff’s motion to proceed without paying the initial filing fee is granted. But his complaint does not state a claim for relief and lacks federal subject-matter jurisdiction. So, the Court dismisses the case with leave to amend. MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS Typically, parties instituting a civil action in a United States district court must pay filing fees of $402.1 See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). But if granted the right to proceed in forma pauperis, a plaintiff can proceed without paying the fee. Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). Plaintiff has a checking account containing about $1,000, no savings, and one asset—a car worth $10,000, on which he…