Nelson v. Colvin

4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 DISTRICT OF NEVADA 7| MATTHEW JOSHUA N., Case No. 2:24-cv-02389-NJK 8 Plaintiff(s), Order 9] [Docket No. 1] 10] CAROLYN COLVIN, 11 Defendant(s).

12 Plaintiff requests authority pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 to proceed in forma pauperis 13} through an application identifying household income of $6,800 per month. See Docket No. 1 at 14] 2-3. The in forma pauperis application also identifies assets including a half-million dollar home 15] and two cars. See id. at 4. Such circumstances appear to be well beyond an in forma pauperis 16] scenario.! The Court DEFERS ruling on the application to proceed in forma pauperis. Plaintiff 17] must file, by January 20, 2025, a written brief with robust argument explaining how the circumstances identified in this application warrant waiver of the filing fee. The brief must be 19] supported by appropriate legal research and citation with specific application of the law to the 20] present circumstances. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 11(b)(2).

21 IT IS SO ORDERED.

22 Dated: January 7, 2025 24 United State agistrate Judge 26 ' The case law is well developed as to what types of scenarios qualify for in forma pauperis treatment and which do not. See, e.g., Andrea L.M. v. O’Malley, 2024 U.S. Dist. Lexis 117157, at *2 (D. Nev. July 3, 2024); Brunson v. Soc. Sec., 2019 WL 6709544, at *1 (D. Nev. Oct. 31, 2019) (denying in forma pauperis status based on monthly income of $1,397), adopted, 2019 WL 28] 6700193 (D. Nev. Dec. 9, 2019).