Turner Jr. v. Chase Bank

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DAVID B. TURNER, JR., Case No.: 24-CV-455 JLS (AHG)

Plaintiff,

ORDER DISMISSING ACTION

v. WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR

FAILURE TO PAY FILING FEE

CHASE BANK, REQUIRED BY 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) Defendant. (ECF No. 1)

Presently before the Court is Plaintiff David B. Turner, Jr.’s Complaint (“Compl.,” ECF No. 1). Plaintiff, who is proceeding pro se, claims he was injured by one of Defendant Chase Bank’s employees. See Compl. Plaintiff seeks $17,000,000 in damages. See id. 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 $405. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). The action may proceed despite a plaintiff’s failure to prepay the entire fee only if he is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). See Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1051 25 …