Maldonado

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MARINA MALDONADO, Case No.: 24-cv-0083-WQH-SBC

Plaintiff, ORDER v. 13 VICTOR MANUEL ROBLES

CHA,

15 Defendant. 16 HAYES, Judge: 17 On January 11, 2024, Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, initiated this action by filing a 18 Complaint against Defendant Victor Manuel Robles Cha. (ECF No. 1). Plaintiff also filed 19 a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) (ECF No. 2) and 20 a Motion to Appoint Counsel (ECF No. 3). 21 The Complaint alleges that Defendant “illegally kept all the stimulus money, after 22 so many times he denied it.” (ECF No. 1 at 2.) Plaintiff alleges that Defendant “has kept 23 all the stimulus money and EBT pandemic cards for our children and he is refusing to give 24 me my (50%) share for the children.” Id. Plaintiff alleges that the first stimulus round was 25 “$500 per child totaling $1000,” and 50% of that total would be $500. Id. Plaintiff alleges 26 the second stimulus round was “$600 per child plus $500 (Golden State) totaling 27…