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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JACQUELINE WILLIAMS, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

v.

JOSEPH TOBENER LAW CENTER, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 16-cv-02209-SK 

ORDER REGARDING PLAINTIFFS’

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN 

FORMA PAUPERIS

Regarding Docket No. 2

Plaintiffs Jacqueline Williams (“Williams”) and Christopher Moore (“Moore”) 

(collectively referred to as “Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint on April 22, 2016. Williams, but not 

Moore, filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis. It is not enough that Williams filed an 

application. Where, as here, there is more than one plaintiff in a single action, “the plaintiffs may 

not proceed in forma pauperis unless all of them demonstrate inability to pay the filing fee.” 

Darden v. Indymac Bancorp, Inc., 2009 WL 5206637 (E.D. Cal. Dec.23, 2009); see also Anderson 

v. State of California, 2010 WL 4316996 (S.D. Cal. Oct.27, 2010).

The Court HEREBY RESERVES RULING on the application to proceed in forma 

pauperis that was filed by Williams. Moore is ORDERED to either submit his own an application 

or pay the filing fee no later than May 10, 2016. Failure to do so will result in dismissal of this 

action without prejudice. 

The Court hereby advises Plaintiffs that the district court has produced a guide for pro se 

litigants called Representing Yourself in Federal Court: A Handbook for Pro Se Litigants, which 

provides instructions on how to proceed at every stage of your case, including discovery, motions, 

and trial. It is available electronically online (http://cand.uscourts.gov/prosehandbook) or in hard 

copy free of charge from the Clerk’s Office. The Court further advises Plaintiff that she also may 

wish to seek assistance from the Legal Help Center. Plaintiff may call the Legal Help Center at 

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United States District Court

Northern District of California

415-782-8982 or sign up on the 15th Floor of the San Francisco Courthouse, Room 2796, or on 

the 4th Floor of the Oakland Courthouse, Room 470S, for a free appointment with an attorney 

who may be able to provide basic legal help, but not legal representation. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 28, 2016

______________________________________

SALLIE KIM

United States Magistrate Judge

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