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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TIFFANY WELLS,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 11CV0640-LAB (NLS)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

AND 

DIRECTING U.S. MARSHAL 

TO EFFECT SERVICE OF

PROCESS PURSUANT TO

28 U.S.C. § 1915(d) AND 

Fed. R. Civ. P. 4(c)(3)

vs.

CREDIT PROTECTION ASSOCIATION,

Defendants.

Plaintiff Tiffany Wells, a nonprisoner proceeding pro se, has submitted a complaint

pursuant to the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq. She has not paid the

$350 civil filing fee required to commence this action and instead has filed a Motion to

Proceed In Forma Pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). 

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a), a court may authorize the commencement of a suit

without prepayment of fees if the plaintiff submits an affidavit, including a statement of

assets, showing that she is unable to pay filing fees. Plaintiff has submitted an affidavit

which sufficiently shows that she lacks the financial resources to pay filing fees. 

Moreover, any complaint filed pursuant to the IFP provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)

is subject to a mandatory and sua sponte review by the Court—and a dismissal is warranted

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if the Court finds the complaint is “frivolous, malicious, fail[s] to state a claim upon which

relief may be granted, or seek[s] monetary relief from a defendant immune from such relief.”

28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B). See also Calhoun v. Stahl, 254 F.3d 845, 845 (9th Cir. 2001)

(“[T]he provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) are not limited to prisoners.”).

Here, however, the Court, having conducted its initial review of Plaintiff’s complaint,

finds it sufficient to survive the sua sponte screening provisions of § 1915(e)(2).

Accordingly, the Court hereby GRANTS Plaintiff’s Motion to Proceed In Forma

Pauperis and ORDERS as follows:

1. The United States Marshal shall serve a copy of the Complaint, summons and

this Order granting Plaintiff leave to proceed In Forma Pauperis upon Defendant Credit

Protection Association as directed by Plaintiff on U.S. Marshal Form 285. All costs of service

shall be advanced by the United States.

2. Plaintiff shall serve upon Defendant or, if appearance has been entered by

counsel, upon Defendant's counsel, a copy of every further pleading or other document

submitted for consideration of the Court. Plaintiff shall include with the original paper to be

filed with the Clerk of the Court a certificate stating the manner in which a true and correct

copy of any document was served on the defendants or counsel of defendants and the date

of service. Any paper received by a district judge or magistrate judge which has not been

filed with the Clerk or which fails to include a Certificate of Service will be disregarded.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: November 28, 2011

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge

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