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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DUCHICELA GALVEZ,

Plaintiff,

vs.

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., et al.,

Defendant.

CASE NO. 18cv633-LAB (AGS)

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

Duchicela Galvez filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis in her action against

Wells Fargo for claims related to her mortgage. Courts may authorize litigants to proceed 

without paying when they can’t afford the filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1915. While the Court is 

sympathetic that Galvez’s partner is in jail, and she doesn’t have much to spare after paying 

her expenses, she makes $4,100 a month. She hasn’t shown the filing fee would prevent

her from providing her family “with the necessities of life.” Adkins v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours 

& Co., 335 U.S. 331, 339 (1948). Galvez must pay the $400 filing fee by May 5, 2018, or 

her case will be dismissed. The Court reminds Galvez that federal courts have limited 

jurisdiction to hear cases arising under federal law, or between citizens of different states 

for disputes worth more than $75,000. 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331, 1332. Galvez must ensure her 

complaint belongs in federal court, as opposed to state court, before paying the filing fee. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 4, 2018

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge

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