Gossett v. ARS National Services Inc. et al

Filing 5

ORDER granting 2 Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis, signed by Judge Ronald B. Leighton.(DN)

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HONORABLE RONALD B. LEIGHTON

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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BRIAN GOSSETT,

CASE NO. C14-5206 RBL

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Plaintiff,
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ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
PROCEED IFP

v.
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ARS NATIONAL SERVICES INC,
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Defendant.
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THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma

15 pauperis.
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A district court may permit indigent litigants to proceed in forma pauperis upon

17 completion of a proper affidavit of indigency. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The court has broad
18 discretion in resolving the application, but “the privilege of proceeding in forma pauperis in civil
19 actions for damages should be sparingly granted.” Weller v. Dickson, 314 F.2d 598, 600 (9th
20 Cir. 1963), cert. denied 375 U.S. 845 (1963). Moreover, a court should “deny leave to proceed
21 in forma pauperis at the outset if it appears from the face of the proposed complaint that the
22 action is frivolous or without merit.” Tripati v. First Nat’l Bank & Trust, 821 F.2d 1368, 1369
23 (9th Cir. 1987) (citations omitted); see also 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2)(B)(i). An in forma pauperis
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1 complaint is frivolous if “it ha[s] no arguable substance in law or fact.” Id. (citing Rizzo v.
2 Dawson, 778 F.2d 527, 529 (9th Cir. 1985); Franklin v. Murphy, 745 F.2d 1221, 1228 (9th Cir.
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Plaintiff appears to be indigent and his compliant is not frivolous on its face. The Motion

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated this 19th day of March, 2014.

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RONALD B. LEIGHTON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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