Martinez
Martinez v. Gonzales
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JUSTIN MARTINEZ, Case No.: 24-CV-409 JLS (DTF) Booking #2374931
ORDER GRANTING EXTENSION
Plaintiff, OF TIME TO FILE MOTION TO v. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 14 DANIEL PARAMO, Warden, A.
HAMMETT, J. MENDEZ, R. BATTAD,
F. GRISEZ, R. ESQUILAN, Defendants. 18
On February 26, 2024, Plaintiff Justin Martinez, a prisoner detained at Vista Detention Facility and proceeding pro se, filed a civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See ECF No. 1. On March 4, 2024, this Court dismissed the action because Plaintiff failed to pay the filing fee or move to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). ECF No. 3. The Court gave Plaintiff forty-five (45) days to either pay the fee or file a motion to proceed IFP. See id. On May 13, 2024, Plaintiff filed a letter in which he states he “filed a fee waiver” but has not received a response. ECF No. 5 at 1. While it is unclear whether…