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Nature of Suit Code: 446
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities Act - Other
Cause of Action: 28:1331ed Fed. Question: Employment Discrimination

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DENNIS BOYD, pro se,

Plaintiff,

v.

FALLBROOK UNION 

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 

DISTRICT,

Defendant.

Case No.: 18cv1816-LAB (KSC)

ORDER DENYING LEAVE TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS; AND 

ORDER VACATING HEARING 

ON MOTION TO DISMISS; AND

ORDER DENYING AS MOOT EX 

PARTE REQUEST TO RESERVE

Plaintiff Dennis Boyd, proceeding pro se, filed his complaint along with a 

motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). The motion is incomplete. 

The motion was filed using a form, but Boyd’s answers are incomplete. The 

motion identifies only a few of Boyd’s living expenses, and the amounts add up to 

$1325. Given that his monthly pension is $1739.87, it is unclear where the rest of 

the money is going. Most of the information concerning income is blank, implying 

that the only money Boyd receives each month is his pension.

The motion also says the only valuable property Boyd owns is his car and 

$1739.87 in either cash or a bank account. But later it says he has a reverse 

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mortgage of $550,000. Accepting this as true, it means Boyd owns an encumbered 

house. He also may be receiving reverse mortgage payments, or at least may have 

access to money from that source. 

The motion does not show that Boyd meets the standard to be allowed to 

proceed IFP, and it is DENIED. No later than November 14, 2018, Boyd must 

either pay the filing fee or file a new IFP motion clarifying the issues this order has 

pointed out. If he files a renewed IFP motion, it must be complete, and must comply 

with this District’s Civil Local Rule 3.2. The Court must actually receive his filing 

fee or motion by the close of business on November 14. Mailing it or having it 

postmarked by that date is not enough. If Boyd fails to do either of these things 

within the time permitted, this action will be dismissed without prejudice but 

without leave to amend.

Without waiting to be served, Defendant appeared and filed a motion to 

dismiss. Then, after Boyd failed to oppose the motion, Defendant realized it had 

not been properly served. Defendant has now filed an ex parte motion for leave 

to serve Boyd again.

The motion to dismiss is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE as premature, and 

the motion for leave to serve Boyd with the motion is DENIED AS MOOT. 

Assuming Boyd either pays the filing fee or is granted leave to proceed IFP, 

Defendant may re-file its motion to dismiss.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 24, 2018

Hon. Larry Alan Burns

United States District Judge

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