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Nature of Suit Code: 370
Nature of Suit: Other Fraud
Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Fraud

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DONALD D. WILLIS,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 10CV1021 DMS (BLM)

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

AMENDED MOTION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

[Doc. 7.]

vs.

CHASE HOME FINANCE, LLC,

Defendant.

Plaintiff filed a Complaint for predatory lending and mortgage fraud, along with a motion to

proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) and a request for appointment of counsel. (Docs. 1-3.) On May

25, 2010, the Court issued an Order denying Plaintiff’s motion to proceed IFP and request for

appointment of counsel and dismissing the Complaint without prejudice. (Doc. 4.) The Court’s Order

granted Plaintiff 30 days leave to pay the $350.00 filing fee required to maintain the action pursuant

to 28 U.S.C. § 1914 or to submit additional documentation in support of his IFP motion. (Id.) On

May 28, 2010, Plaintiff filed the instant amended IFP motion. (Doc. 7.) On June 1, 2010, Plaintiff

filed a notice of appeal from the Court’s May 25, 2010 Order. (Doc. 8.) The U.S. Court of Appeals

for the Ninth Circuit issued an Order dismissing the appeal for failure to prosecute on October 12,

2010. (Doc. 13.)

Although Plaintiff’s amended IFP motion states that he is currently unemployed and that he

filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in December 2008, the Court finds that Plaintiff’s declaration of

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inability to pay costs or give security is insufficient to permit him to proceed in forma pauperis.

Specifically, Plaintiff states that he receives a pension payment of $2,700.00 a month from GM

Corporation. (Doc. 7 at 2.) Plaintiff does not include any information in his amended motion as to

his monthly expenses. 

In light of this information, Plaintiff’s amended motion to proceed in forma pauperis is

DENIED. Pursuant to this Order, however, Plaintiff is granted 30 days leave to pay the $350.00 filing

fee required to maintain this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1914.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: November 18, 2010

HON. DANA M. SABRAW

United States District Judge

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