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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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Case No. 15-cv-00750 NC

ORDER RE: IFP 

APPLICATION 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

GREGORY M. JOHNSON, SR. and 

DENISE JOHNSON, 

 Plaintiff, 

 v. 

SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY; SIGMA 

CHI FRATERNITY HOUSE, INC.; SAN 

JOSE STATE CAMPUS POLICE DEPT. 

and DOES 1 to 50, inclusive, 

 Defendants. 

Case No. 15-cv-00750 NC

ORDER REGARDING DENISE 

JOHNSON’S IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS APPLICATION 

Re: Dkt. No. 2 

Plaintiff Denise Johnson moves to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). Dkt. No. 2. 

However, no IFP application has been filed by the other plaintiff, Gregory M. Johnson, Sr. 

Gregory M. Johnson, Sr. has until March 11, 2015, to file an IFP application so that 

the financial resources of both plaintiffs can be considered in determining their ability to 

pay the filing fee. See Johnson v. U.S. Bureau of Prisons, No. 08-cv-1155 MMC, 2008 WL 

1885763, at *1 (N.D. Cal. Apr. 25, 2008) (“Although the Court will collect only one filing 

fee for a case in which multiple plaintiffs have properly joined, each plaintiff must 

separately apply for and receive leave to proceed IFP.”). 

In the alternative, plaintiffs may pay the filing fee and withdraw the current IFP 

application. If by March 11 the Court has not received the filing fee or an IFP application 

from each plaintiff, the case will be dismissed. 

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Case No. 15-cv-00750 NC 

ORDER RE: IFP 

APPLICATION

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Plaintiffs must also consent or decline the jurisdiction of a magistrate judge by 

March 11, 2015. See attached consent/declination form. 

For additional guidance, plaintiffs may refer to the Court’s Pro Se Handbook, 

available on the Court’s website at http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/prosehandbook, or 

contact the Federal Legal Assistance Self-Help Center (FLASH), which provides 

information and limited-scope legal advice to pro se litigants in civil cases. FLASH 

requires an appointment, which can be made by calling 408-998-5298, ext. 311. 

 IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Date: February 25, 2015 _________________________ Nathanael M. Cousins United States Magistrate Judge 

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