Gordon v. Tacoma Self Storage

4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 5 AT TACOMA ANNMARIE GORDON, Case No. 3:25-cv-05246-DGE 7 Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE TACOMA SELF STORAGE, et al., Defendants.

11 The District Court has referred Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP) to United States Magistrate Judge Theresa L. Fricke. Dkt. 1.

13 The district court may permit indigent litigants to proceed IFP upon completion of a proper affidavit of indigency. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). However, the court has broad discretion in denying an application to proceed IFP. Weller v. Dickson, 314 F.2d 598 16 (9th Cir. 1963), cert. denied 375 U.S. 845 (1963).

17 Plaintiff’s application to proceed IFP is insufficient to determine if Plaintiff is unable to pay the $405 filing fee. Dkt. 1. Specifically, Plaintiff did not indicate the date of most recent employment and the total amount of most recent net monthly salary. Id. She also did not specify how much money she has in her checking account or savings account. Id. 22 Finally, Plaintiff did not describe the types of monthly expenses she incurs, such as housing, transportation, utilities, loan payments, or other regular monthly expenses and the amount spent each month. Id. at 2. Plaintiff’s IFP application does not comply with the statutory criteria of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(b), and therefore is incomplete.

3 The Court, in sum and for the reasons stated above, herein ORDERS Plaintiff Annmarie Gordon to file a revised IFP application and complete the information that is needed (“show cause”) on or before May 18, 2025. Plaintiff is further advised that failure to comply with this order may result in denial of IFP and/or dismissal. The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Order to Plaintiff and a blank IFP application form.

9 Dated this 28th day of March, 2025.

A Theresa L. Fricke 13 United States Magistrate Judge