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Nature of Suit Code: 625
Nature of Suit: Drug Related Seizure of Property
Cause of Action: 21:0881 Forfeiture Property - Drugs

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARTINEZ MARTY KELLEY,

Plaintiff,

v. 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; 

UNITED STATES BORDER PATROL, 

Defendants.

Case No.: 18-CV-2311 JLS (AGS) 

ORDER (1) DENYING WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE PLAINTIFF’S MOTION 

TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS, AND

(2) DISMISSING WITHOUT 

PREJUDICE COMPLAINT FOR 

FAILING TO PAY FILING FEE

(ECF No. 2)

Presently before the Court is Plaintiff Martinez Marty Kelley’s Motion to Proceed 

In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) (“IFP Mot.,” ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, has 

filed a complaint alleging “violation of [his] United States constitutional rights, in breach 

of duty and negligence.” Compl., ECF No. 1 at 2 (emphasis omitted).

All parties instituting any civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the 

United States, except an application for a writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of 

$350.1

 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may still proceed without the prepayment of fees 

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 In addition to the $350 statutory fee, all parties filing civil actions on or after May 1, 2013, must pay an 

additional administrative fee of $50. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) (Judicial Conference Schedule of Fees, 

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if a party is granted leave to proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). See Rodriguez 

v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). A federal court may authorize the 

commencement of an action if the party submits an affidavit, including a statement of 

assets, showing that he is unable to pay the required filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

Here, Plaintiff indicates that he receives $600 per month in Social Security, IFP Mot. 

at 2, and has no monthly obligations, see id. at 4–5, or assets. See id. at 3. Because it 

appears that Plaintiff earns $600 per month, more than enough to cover the $400 filing fee, 

without any of those funds going to rent, utilities, food, or other necessities, the Court 

DENIES WITHOUT PREJUDICE Plaintiff’s IFP Motion.

CONCLUSION

Good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s IFP Motion pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) (ECF No. 2) is 

DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE;

2. Plaintiff’s Complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for failure 

to prepay the filing fee mandated by 28 U.S.C. §1914(a); and

3. Plaintiff is GRANTED an additional thirty (30) days from the date this Order 

to either: (1) pay the entire $400 statutory and administrative filing fee, or (2) file a new 

IFP Motion alleging that he is unable to pay the requisite fees.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: October 15, 2018

 

District Court Misc. Fee Schedule) (eff. Sept. 1, 2018). The additional $50 administrative fee, however, 

is waived if the plaintiff is granted leave to proceed IFP. Id.

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