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Nature of Suit Code: 365
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury - Product Liability
Cause of Action: 28:1333in Personal Injury

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

SANTIAGO GOMEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

NISSIN FOODS CO., INC.,

Defendant.

Case No.: 3:18-cv-01658-GPC-NLS

ORDER REGARDING FAILURE TO 

PAY FILING FEE OR FILE 

MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS

Plaintiff filed this case on July 20, 2018. (ECF No. 1.) No filing fee has been paid 

with respect to this case, and Plaintiff has not filed a motion for leave to proceed in forma 

pauperis. 

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

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

$400. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed despite a plaintiff’s failure to 

prepay the entire fee only if he is granted leave to proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 1915(a). See Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1051 (9th Cir. 2007); Rodriguez v. 

Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). A Court may authorize the commencement 

of a suit without prepayment of fees if the plaintiff submits an affidavit, including a 

statement of all of his or her assets, showing that he or she is unable to pay the fees. See

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28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Such an affidavit must include a complete statement of the 

plaintiff’s assets. See id.

Because the filing fee in this case has not been paid and no motion for leave to 

proceed in forma pauperis has been filed, the Court ORDERS that Plaintiff, within seven 

days of the date this order is issued, either (1) pay the filing fee or (2) file a motion to 

proceed in forma pauperis. If Plaintiff fails to do so, the Court will dismiss the case 

without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 23, 2018

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