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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983cv Civil Rights Act - Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TIMOTHY MAPP,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 16cv1069-WQH-RBB

ORDER

v.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA;

DEPARTMENT OF CHILD

SUPPORT SERVICES OF SAN

DIEGO COUNTY,

Defendant.

HAYES, Judge:

The matter before the Court is Plaintiff Timothy Mapp’s Motion for Leave to

Proceed In Forma Pauperis. (ECF No. 2). 

On May 3, 2016, Plaintiff, proceeding pro se, initiated this action by filing the

Complaint. (ECF No. 1). On March 3, 2016, Plaintiff also filed the motion to proceed

in forma pauperis (“IFP”). (ECF No. 2).

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

United States, other than a petition for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of

$400.00. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a); S.D. Cal. Civ. L.R. 4.5. An action may proceed

despite a party’s failure to pay only if the 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). 

“To proceed in forma pauperis is a privilege not a right.” Smart v. Heinze, 347 F.2d

114, 116 (9th Cir. 1965).

In the motion to proceed IFP, Plaintiff states that he is currently homeless and 

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unemployed. (ECF No. 2 at 5). The remainder of the form was left blank. Plaintiff has

not provided the Court with sufficient information to determine Plaintiff’s financial

status. Pursuant to the instructions on the IFP form, Plaintiff is required to “[c]omplete

all questions” and “not leave any blanks.” See id. at 1. The Court therefore denies the

Motion to Proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (ECF

No. 2) is DENIED without prejudice. Plaintiff shall, within thirty (30) days of the date

this Order is filed, either (1) pay the requisite $400.00 filing fee, or (2) submit a more

detailed motion to proceed in forma pauperis. If Plaintiff fails to submit payment or a

more detailed motion to proceed in forma pauperis within thirty days of the date of this

Order, the Court will dismiss the case without prejudice.

DATED: May 17, 2016

WILLIAM Q. HAYES

United States District Judge

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