Wright
Wright v. San Diego Gas & Electric
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SANDRA WRIGHT, Case No.: 24-cv-404-CAB-MSB
Plaintiff,
ORDER:
v. 1) DENYING MOTION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
SAN DIEGO GAS AND ELECTRIC et [Doc. No. 2]; and al., 12 Defendants. 2) DISMISSING CIVIL ACTION
PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. §
1915(e)(2)(B)(iii).
15 [Doc. Nos. 2, 3] 16
18 On February 29, 2024, Plaintiff Sandra Wright filed this civil action pro se against 19 San Diego Gas and Electric and the City of San Diego. [Doc. No. 1.] She did not prepay 20 the civil filing fees required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) at the time of filing; instead, she filed 21 a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). [Doc. 22 No. 2.] She also filed a request for appointment of counsel. [Doc. No. 3.]
I. Motion to Proceed IFP
24 Generally, all parties instituting a civil action in this court must pay a filing fee. See 25 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a); CivLR 4.5(a). However, under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), the…