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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JEREMIAH W. BALIK,

Plaintiff,

 v.

CHOCOLATE SHOPPE ICE CREAM CO.,

INC., et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 17-00455 WHA

ORDER DENYING MOTION

FOR RECONSIDERATION OF

DENIAL OF IN FORMA

PAUPERIS APPLICATION

Plaintiff Jeremiah W. Balik has filed numerous frivolous lawsuits throughout the state

and federal courts in California (including three against one of our defendants). He sought

leave to proceed in forma pauperis. His financial records showed that he earned at least $2,900

per month in VA benefits, in addition to other income. Judge Maria Elena-James denied his

request to proceed in forma pauperis, and directed him to pay the filing fee no later than

February 17, 2017 (Dkt. No. 5 at 5). Balik declined to proceed before a Magistrate Judge (Dkt.

No. 6).

With a series of barely-comprehensible filings, Balik now appears to seek

reconsideration of the order of Judge James (Dkt. Nos. 11–12). Balik’s filings appear to be a

series of complaints about judges, politicians, and law enforcement officers across the state. 

But he offers absolutely no allegation supporting his contention that he is in poverty, much less

“with some particularity, definiteness and certainty.” Escobedo v. Applebees, 787 F.3d 1226,

1234 (9th Cir. 2015) (internal quotation marks omitted). Balik’s motion for reconsideration is

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United States District Court

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DENIED. The filing fee is due by February 17. Failure to pay the filing fee will result in

dismissal pursuant to Civil L.R. 3-10(c).

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 15, 2017. WILLIAM ALSUP

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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