Summary
The United States District Court for the District of Nevada denied without prejudice Yi Li’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. The court identified unexplained discrepancies in reported income and found that the application did not establish an inability to pay the filing fee, requiring Li by January 2, 2026, either to pay the fee or submit a complete renewed application with a written explanation.
Holdings
- A court may deny an application to proceed in forma pauperis when the applicant's financial information contains unexplained discrepancies or indicates that the applicant can pay the filing fee while still providing for life's necessities.
Questions Presented
- Whether Plaintiff demonstrated an inability to pay the filing fee sufficient to qualify for in forma pauperis status under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1).
Disposition
other
Cases Cited (8)
- Flores v. Colvin, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93236, at *2 (D. Nev. May 22, 2014), adopted, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 93234 (D. Nev. July 9, 2014)(followed)
- Escobedo v. Applebees, 787 F.3d 1226, 1235 (9th Cir. 2015)(followed)
- Adkins v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 335 U.S. 331, 339 (1948)(followed)
- O'Neal v. Denise, 2018 WL 1100903, at *1 (D. Nev. Jan. 11, 2018), adopted, 2018 WL 1092334 (D. Nev. Feb. 27, 2018)(followed)
- Martinez v. Kristi Kleaners, Inc., 364 F.3d 1035, 1037 n.3 (11th Cir. 2004)(followed)
- Olteanu v. Schneider, 2025 WL 1880283, at *3 (D. Nev. May 6, 2025)(followed)
- Abadi v. Target Corp., 2023 WL 6796558, at *8 (E.D. Pa. Oct. 13, 2023), adopted, 2025 WL 1603265 (D. Nev. June 5, 2025)(followed)
- Brunson v. Soc. Sec., 2019 WL 6709544, at *1 (D. Nev. Oct. 31, 2019), adopted, 2019 WL 6700193 (D. Nev. Dec. 9, 2019)(followed)
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