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Nature of Suit Code: 890
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KAREN HEAPS and JESSICA BIRK,

Plaintiffs,

CASE NO. 11-CV-1069-LAB-NLS

ORDER GRANTING LEAVE TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

AND DISMISSING CASE 

vs.

BILL CLINTON, HILLARY CLINTON, and

G.W. BUSH,

Defendants.

Heaps and Birk filed this case on May 16, 2011. Now pending is Heaps’ Motion to

Proceed IFP.

I. IFP Motion

All parties instituting a civil action in a district court of the United States, except for

habeas petitioners, must pay a filing fee of $350. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). A party is

excused from paying the fee, however, if the Court grants leave to proceed IFP pursuant to

28 U.S.C. 1915(a). Heaps has submitted an IFP application that sufficiently demonstrates

her inability to pay the $350 filing fee. She is unemployed, has $1 in a checking account and

$1 in a savings account, and owns no assets of value. Her IFP motion is GRANTED.

II. Initial Screening

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e), the Court must screen each civil action commenced

pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) and dismiss the action if the Court finds it is frivolous or

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malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or seeks monetary relief

from an immune defendant. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B); Calhoun v. Stahl, 254 F.3d 845, 45

(9th Cir. 2001) (“[T]he provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B) are not limited to prisoners.”);

Lopez v. Smith, 203 F.3d 1122, 1126-27 (9th Cir. 2000) (en banc) (28 U.S.C. § 1915(e) “not

only permits but requires” the court to sua sponte dismiss an IFP complaint that fails to state

a claim).

The Court finds that Heaps’ complaint is frivolous and fails to state a claim. She

names two past Presidents and the current Secretary of State as Defendants and appears

only to seek access to the Court’s law library. Pursuant to General Order 228-C, however,

the Court’s law library is not open to members of the public. 

The library shall be open to members of the Bar admitted to

practice in the Southern District of California and Ninth Circuit,

United States Attorneys of the Circuit and Assistant United

States Attorneys, other attorneys of the government, federal

judicial officers, members of Congress, and the staff of

Congressional members and federal judicial officers.

This case is therefore DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED: May 15, 2012

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge

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