Tiffany Jamil Flenaugh v. United States of America

4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 5 AT TACOMA Tiffany Jamil Flenaugh, Case No. 3:25-cv-06099-LK 7 Plaintiff, v. ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE United States of America , Defendant.

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). The court has broad discretion in denying an application to proceed IFP. Weller v. Dickson, 314 F.2d 598 (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. Plaintiff did not fill out the following inquires in the IFP application: (1) the monthly expenses she incurs, such has housing, transportation, utilities, loan payments, or other regularly monthly expenses and the amount spent each month; and (2) any other information that would help explain why she cannot pay the court fees and costs.

1 Plaintiff’s IFP application is incomplete. Plaintiff’s IFP application does not comply with the statutory criteria of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(b).

3 The Court therefore ORDERS plaintiff to file a revised IFP application and complete the information that is needed (“show cause”) on or before December 30, 2025. Plaintiff is further advised that failure to comply with this order may result in a report and recommendation to the District Judge that denial of IFP and/or dismissal would be appropriate. The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Order to Plaintiff and a blank IFP application form.

10 Dated this 16th day of December, 2025.

A Theresa L. Fricke 14 United States Magistrate Judge