Anderson v. Landers

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 6 WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT TACOMA RUTH ANDERSON, CASE NO. 3:25-cv-5470 Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL v. ANN LANDERS and OPRAH 11 WINFREY, 12 Defendants.

The Court raises this matter on its own accord. On May 23, 2025, Plaintiff Ruth Anderson filed a proposed motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP), along with a proposed complaint. Dkt. No. 1. On May 29, 2025, the Clerk of Court issued a Notice of Filing Deficiency, informing Anderson that she failed to complete, sign, and date her IFP application, directing Anderson to submit a “complete IFP Application . . . by [June 30, 2025,]” and providing instructions on how to do so. Dkt.

No. 3. The deadline for Anderson to fix the deficiencies in her IFP application has passed, and she has failed to comply with the Clerk’s directions. See Dkt.

“A party must pay the Civil Filing Fee when it files . . . any civil action except for proceedings in forma pauperis under LCR 3(c) or as otherwise exempted by law.” 1 LCR 3(b); see also 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed without the immediate payment of a filing fee only for parties proceeding IFP. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Absent IFP status, however, failure to pay the filing fee results in dismissal without prejudice. See Olivares v. Marshall, 59 F.3d 109, 112 (9th Cir. 1995).

5 Anderson’s continued failure to either pay the filing fee or submit a corrected g application precludes her case from moving forward. The Court therefore DISMISSES this action without prejudice. The Court directs the Clerk to close this g || case.

10 Dated this 19th day of August, 2025.

11 Z. g Le— 12 Jamal N. Whitehead United States District Judge