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Nature of Suit Code: 480
Nature of Suit: Consumer Credit
Cause of Action: 15:1681 Fair Credit Reporting Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

BARRY MOSS,

Plaintiff,

CASE NO. 07-CV-1617-H

(WMC)

ORDER CONDITIONALLY

GRANTING MOTION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS

vs.

JAMES and JANE BALDWIN,

Defendants.

On August 15, 2007, pro se plaintiff Barry Moss (“Plaintiff”) filed a complaint

against defendants James and Jane Baldwin (“Defendants”) alleging a violation of the

U.S. Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681 et. seq. (Doc. No. 1.) Plaintiff

concurrently filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) under 28 U.S.C. §

1915(a). (Doc. No. 2.) For the reasons stated below, the Court CONDITIONALLY

GRANTS Plaintiff’s motion to proceed IFP.

Discussion

I. Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis

Section 1915(a) of title 28 of the United States Code allows a court to authorize

a party to commence a lawsuit without prepayment of the filing fee if the plaintiff

submits an affidavit demonstrating his or her inability to pay the filing fee. Plaintiff

submitted a boilerplate IFP request, in which he stated that he has been unemployed

since June 2006 and has no means of supporting himself. Plaintiff failed, however, to

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answer question 10, which asks whether he has any assets or items of value. Therefore,

the Court grants Plaintiff’s IFP request, on the condition that Plaintiff file a

declaration indicating whether he has any assets or items of value, such as, but not

limited to, real estate, trusts, inheritances, bonds, stocks, jewelry, artwork, cars, boats,

or any other item of value, including any items held in someone else’s name. The

Court retains discretion to amend this order any deny Plaintiff’s IFP request if Plaintiff

fails to provide the Court such a declaration on or before September 26, 2007.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: August 27, 2007

MARILYN L. HUFF, District Judge

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

COPIES TO:

All parties of record.

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