Can a litigant who cannot pay the filing fee to commence a legal action because of indigency petition the court to proceed without making such payment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Mendez v. LoanMe, Inc., Case No. 20-cv-00002-BAS-AHG (S.D. Cal. 2020):
Under 28 U.S.C. 1915, a litigant who is unable to pay the filing fee to commence a legal action because of indigency may petition the court to proceed without making such payment. The determination of indigency falls within the district court's discretion. Cal. Men's Colony v. Rowland, 939 F.2d 854, 858 (9th Cir. 1991), rev'd on other grounds, 506 U.S. 194 (1993) (holding that "Section 1915 typically requires the reviewing court to
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