Caballero v. Williams ( 2021 )

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 Cesar Caballero, et al., No. 2:21-cv-00638-KJM-CKD 12 Plaintiffs, ORDER 13 Vv. 14 Michael Williams, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiffs Cesar Caballero and the Miwok Nation move to proceed in forma pauperis. See 18 | Caballero Mot., ECF No. 3; Miwok Nation Mot., ECF No. 4. Mr. Caballero’s motion is 19 | granted. The affidavit filed with his motion shows that he cannot pay court costs while affording 20 | the “necessities of life.” Adkins v. EI. DuPont de Nemours & Co., 335 U.S. 331, 339-40 (1948). 21 | He states under penalty of perjury that he has no income and no assets. The Miwok Nation’s 22 | motion is denied. “[O]nly a natural person may qualify for treatment in forma pauperis under 23 | [28 U.S.C.] § 1915.” Rowland v. Cal. Men’s Colony, Unit IT Men’s Advisory Council, 506 U.S. 24 | 194, 196 (1993). This order resolves ECF Nos. 3 and 4. 25 IT IS SO ORDERED. 26 DATED: April 20, 2021. | / □ 27 CHIEF ED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE