Golden v. Rogers et al, No. 3:2020cv00055 - Document 10 (S.D. Cal. 2020)
Court Description: ORDER denying Appellant's Motions for Reconsideration, and Setting Final Deadline for Payment of Filing Fees. On or before December 31, 2020, Ms. Golden SHALL PAY in full the outstanding filing fees. Signed by Judge Todd W. Robinson on 12/2/2020. (Bankruptcy Court Case Number: 17-6928 MM7)(All non-registered users served via U.S. Mail Service)(jmr)
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Rogers et al Doc. 10 Case 3:20-cv-00055-TWR-WVG Document 10 Filed 12/02/20 PageID.314 Page 1 of 11 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 10 IN RE LISA KAYE GOLDEN 11 Case Nos.: 18-CV-2089 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-488 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-836 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2065 TWR (NLS),19-CV-2178 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2320 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2462 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2463 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-47 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-50 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-52 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-55 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-57 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-59 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-61 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-205 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-206 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-207 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-305 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-725 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-857 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-866 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-950 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-951 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-952 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-999 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1001 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1002 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1004 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1005 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1044 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1087 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1255 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1826 TWR (NLS) 20-CV-2042 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-2052 TWR (NLS) Debtor. 12 13 LISA KAYE GOLDEN, 14 15 16 17 Appellant, v. RICHARD KIPPERMAN, Appellee. 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Bankruptcy No.: 17-6928 MM7 & Adversary No. 18-90021 MM 28 1 Case Nos. 18-CV-2089 TWR (NLS), et al. Dockets.Justia.com Case 3:20-cv-00055-TWR-WVG Document 10 Filed 12/02/20 PageID.315 Page 2 of 11 1 ORDER (1) DENYING APPELLANT’S MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION, AND (2) SETTING FINAL DEADLINE FOR PAYMENT OF FILING FEES 2 3 4 5 (ECF Nos. 34, 38) 6 7 Presently before the Court are Appellant and Plaintiff Lisa Kaye Golden’s Motion 8 (“Mot.,” 18-CV-2089 ECF No. 34) and Amended Motion (“Am. Mot.,” 18-CV-2089 ECF 9 No. 38 at 1–14) for Reconsideration of Denial of Permission to Proceed in Forma Pauperis, 10 as well as Appellee and Defendant Richard Kipperman’s Opposition to (18-CV-2089 ECF 11 No. 35) and Ms. Golden’s Reply in Support of (“Reply,” 18-CV-2089 ECF No. 38 at 12 15–21) the Motion. The Court vacated the hearing and took the matter under submission 13 without oral argument pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1(d)(1). (See 18-CV-2089 ECF No. 14 36.) Having carefully reviewed the record, the Parties’ arguments, and the law, the Court 15 DENIES Ms. Golden’s Motion and ORDERS her to pay her outstanding filing fees on or 16 before December 31, 2020. 17 /// 18 /// 19 /// 20 /// 21 /// 22 /// 23 /// 24 /// 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// 2 Case Nos. 18-CV-2089 TWR (NLS), et al. Case 3:20-cv-00055-TWR-WVG Document 10 Filed 12/02/20 PageID.316 Page 3 of 11 1 BACKGROUND 2 Between September 7, 2018 and the present, Ms. Golden has filed forty-two 3 bankruptcy appeals and three civil actions. 1 Seven of the bankruptcy appeals have been 4 dismissed, 2 leaving thirty-five open bankruptcy appeals. 5 Ms. Golden has paid the filing fee in only two of her civil actions, Case Nos. 20- 6 CV-855 TWR (AGS) and 20-CV-856 TWR (NLS), and in none of her bankruptcy appeals. 7 Consequently, on August 3, 2020, the Honorable Dana M. Sabraw ordered Ms. Golden to 8 pay the filing fees or move to proceed in forma pauperis in the majority of her then-pending 9 cases, also warning Ms. Golden that her cases would be dismissed if she failed to comply. 3 10 Ms. Golden filed motions to proceed in forma pauperis, and Mr. Kipperman filed 11 oppositions, in each of those cases. Judge Sabraw subsequently ordered Ms. Golden to pay 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 1 Ms. Golden’s bankruptcy appeals are Case Nos. 18-CV-2089 TWR (NLS), 18-CV-2359 GPC (RBB), 19-CV-488 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-836 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-838 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-843 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-1417 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-1678 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2064 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2065 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2178 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2320 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2462 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2463 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-47 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-50 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-51 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-52 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-55 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-57 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-59 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-61 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-205 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-206 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-207 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-305 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-857 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-866 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-950 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-951 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-952 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-999 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1001 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1002 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1004 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1005 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1044 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1087 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1255 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1826 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-2042 TWR (NLS), and 20-CV-2052 TWR (NLS). There is an additional, related bankruptcy appeal initiated by Jeffrey P. Rogers, Case No. 18-CV-2699 TWR (NLS). 22 Ms. Golden’s civil cases are Case Nos. 20-CV-725 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-855 TWR (AGS), and 20-CV856 TWR (NLS). 23 2 24 25 26 27 28 Case Nos. 18-CV-2359 GPC (RBB), 19-CV-838 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-843 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-1417 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-1678 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2064 TWR (NLS), and 20-CV-51 TWR (NLS). 3 Case Nos. 18-CV-2089 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-488 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-836 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2065 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2178 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2320 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2462 TWR (NLS), 19-CV2463 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-47 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-50 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-52 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-55 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-57 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-59 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-61 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-205 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-207 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-305 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-866 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-950 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-951 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-952 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-999 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1004 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1005 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1044 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1087 TWR (NLS), and 20-CV-1255 TWR (NLS). 3 Case Nos. 18-CV-2089 TWR (NLS), et al. Case 3:20-cv-00055-TWR-WVG Document 10 Filed 12/02/20 PageID.317 Page 4 of 11 1 her filing fees or file motions to proceed in forma pauperis in Case Nos. 20-CV-1001 TWR 2 (NLS) and 20-CV-1002 TWR (NLS), in which Ms. Golden filed unopposed motions to 3 proceed in forma pauperis. 4 On September 30, 2020, Judge Sabraw denied all of Ms. Golden’s motions to 5 proceed in forma pauperis. 4 First, Judge Sabraw determined that Ms. Golden had failed to 6 demonstrate that she could not afford to pay her court costs and the necessities of life. (See, 7 e.g., 18-CV-2089 ECF No. 31 at 4.) After deducting Ms. Golden’s monthly expenses 8 (except for her mortgage, which Ms. Golden had admitted she was not paying) from her 9 monthly disability income, Judge Sabraw found that Ms. Golden was above the United 10 States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) poverty guidelines for the years 11 at issue. (See, e.g., id.) Further, the filing fee for each of the bankruptcy appeals was only 12 twelve percent of Ms. Golden’s gross monthly income, which was lower than the forty 13 percent found sufficient to proceed in forma pauperis by the Ninth Circuit in Escobedo v. 14 Applebees, 787 F.3d 1226, 1235 (9th Cir. 2015). (See, e.g., 18-CV-2089 ECF No. 31 at 15 4.) Second, Judge Sabraw found that, even if Ms. Golden had made a sufficient showing 16 of poverty, the sheer volume of her filings and failure to prosecute them constituted an 17 abuse of the judicial process warranting denial of her pending motions to proceed in forma 18 pauperis. (See, e.g., id. at 4–6.) Judge Sabraw therefore denied Ms. Golden’s motions to 19 proceed in forma pauperis and ordered her to pay the filing fees in her cases—totaling 20 approximately $10,532, (see, e.g., id. at 3)—by October 30, 2020. (See, e.g., id. at 6.) 21 Finally, Judge Sabraw warned Ms. Golden that her “cases w[ould] be closed without 22 /// 23 24 25 26 27 28 4 Case Nos. 18-CV-2089 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-488 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-836 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2065 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2178 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2320 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2462 TWR (NLS), 19-CV2463 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-47 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-50 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-52 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-55 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-57 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-59 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-61 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-205 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-207 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-305 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-725 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-866 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-950 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-951 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-952 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-999 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1001 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1002 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1004 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1005 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1044 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1087 TWR (NLS), and 20-CV-1255 TWR (NLS). 4 Case Nos. 18-CV-2089 TWR (NLS), et al. Case 3:20-cv-00055-TWR-WVG Document 10 Filed 12/02/20 PageID.318 Page 5 of 11 1 further order from the Court” if she failed timely to pay the outstanding fees. (See, e.g., 2 id.) 3 Following transfer from Judge Sabraw, (see, e.g., 18-CV-2089 ECF No. 32), the 4 undersigned set a deadline for Ms. Golden to pay the filing fees in her remaining pending 5 cases in accordance with Judge Sabraw’s September 30, 2020 Order. 5 Ms. Golden filed 6 the instant Motion for reconsideration of Judge Sabraw’s September 30, 2020 Order on 7 October 20, 2020. (18-CV-2089 ECF No. 34.) Although the Court-ordered deadlines in 8 all but Case No. 20-CV-1826 TWR (NLS) have expired, as of the date of this Order, 9 Ms. Golden has failed to pay any of her outstanding filing fees. 10 LEGAL STANDARD 11 District courts may “reconsider and revise a previous interlocutory decision” at any 12 time before final judgment. Hydranautics v. FilmTec Corp., 306 F. Supp. 2d 958, 968 13 (S.D. Cal. 2003); see also Fed. R. Civ. P. 54(b). In the Southern District of California, a 14 party may apply for reconsideration “[w]henever any motion or any application or petition 15 for any order or other relief has been made to any judge and has been refused in whole or 16 in part.” Civ. Local R. 7.1(i)(1). Under the Civil Local Rules, the moving party must file 17 for reconsideration within twenty-eight days after entry of the ruling and provide an 18 affidavit setting forth, among other things, “new or different facts and circumstances” 19 which previously did not exist at the time the previous motion was filed. Id. 20 Reconsideration is an “extraordinary remedy, to be used sparingly in the interests of 21 finality and conservation of judicial resources.” Kona Enters., Inc. v. Estate of Bishop, 229 22 F.3d 877, 890 (9th Cir. 2000). Courts “should generally leave a previous decision 23 undisturbed absent a showing that it either represented clear error or would work a manifest 24 injustice.” Hydranautics, 306 F. Supp. 2d at 968 (citing Christianson v. Colt Indus. 25 26 5 27 28 Case Nos. 20-CV-206 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-857 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1826 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-2042 TWR (NLS), and 20-CV-2052 TWR (NLS). The undersigned also instructed Ms. Golden that she could reopen closed Case Nos. 19-CV-838 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-1417 TWR (NLS), and 19-CV-1678 TWR (NLS) by paying the requisite filing fee. 5 Case Nos. 18-CV-2089 TWR (NLS), et al. Case 3:20-cv-00055-TWR-WVG Document 10 Filed 12/02/20 PageID.319 Page 6 of 11 1 Operating Corp., 486 U.S. 800, 817 (1988)). A party seeking reconsideration may not 2 raise new arguments or present new evidence if it could have reasonably raised them 3 earlier. Kona Enters., 229 F.3d at 890 (citing 389 Orange St. Partners v. Arnold, 179 F.3d 4 656, 665 (9th Cir. 1999)). 5 reconsideration is in the “sound discretion” of the district court. Navajo Nation v. Norris, 6 331 F.3d 1041, 1046 (9th Cir. 2003) (citing Kona Enters., 229 F.3d at 883). 7 Ultimately, whether to grant or deny a motion for ANALYSIS 8 Ms. Golden seeks reconsideration of Judge Sabraw’s September 30, 2020 Order 9 denying her leave to proceed in forma pauperis in her pending cases and ordering her to 10 pay all outstanding filing fees on the basis of “new facts unknown to Hon Sabraw at the 11 time of adjudication,” (Mot. at 3), and because the decision was erroneous and would 12 prejudice Ms. Golden. (See id. at 4–12.) The Court agrees with Mr. Kipperman that 13 Ms. Golden has failed to establish that she is entitled to the “extraordinary remedy” of 14 consideration on any permissible basis. 15 Ms. Golden does not argue that there has been any change in controlling law and, 16 although Ms. Golden contends that there exist “new facts unknown to Hon Sabraw,” (Mot. 17 at 3), she fails to identify them. The Court therefore limits its analysis to Ms. Golden’s 18 contention that reconsideration is merited because Judge Sabraw committed clear error or 19 because Judge Sabraw’s September 30, 2020 Order would work a manifest injustice. 20 First, Ms. Golden appears to fault Judge Sabraw for “refus[ing] to manage the 21 appeals properly.” (See Mot. at 3; see also Am. Mot. at 7–8; Reply at 4–7.) But Judge 22 Sabraw was under no obligation to proceed on the merits of any of Ms. Golden’s many 23 actions in the absence of a filing fee or a properly supported motion to proceed in forma 24 pauperis. See, e.g., Dale v. Deutsch Bank Nat’l Tr. Co., No. EDCV1800995JGBSHKX, 25 2018 WL 6822599, at *1 (C.D. Cal. Aug. 22, 2018) (concluding that court was unable to 26 assess merits of an action until filing fee was paid). Ms. Golden also faults the court for 27 failing to notify her of her unpaid filing fees. (Am. Mot. at 7–8; Reply at 2–3, 5–7.) Each 28 Transmittal Memorandum, however, clearly indicates “FEE PAID: No.” (See, e.g., 186 Case Nos. 18-CV-2089 TWR (NLS), et al. Case 3:20-cv-00055-TWR-WVG Document 10 Filed 12/02/20 PageID.320 Page 7 of 11 1 CV-2089 ECF No. 1 at 1.) In her Reply, Ms. Golden adds that her failure to pay the filing 2 fees was not intentional, but rather the result of not being able to pay the fees. (Reply at 3 2.) But this does not excuse Ms. Golden’s failure to move to proceed in forma pauperis or 4 in any way to advance the prosecution of her appeals. Ultimately, it is Ms. Golden who 5 bears sole responsibility for any perceived mismanagement or delay of her own appeals. 6 Second, Ms. Golden contends that Judge Sabraw erred when he excluded her $2,100 7 monthly mortgage from her expenses because that amount is being held in escrow and, 8 consequently, is unavailable to her. (See Mot. at 4–5.) Although Ms. Golden contends that 9 her “application explains that the mortgage amount, $2100.00, . . . is being held in escrow 10 pending the Rogers appeal of the partnership partition, 20-cv-102,” (id. at 4), Ms. Golden’s 11 motion explains only that her “primary residence ownership is under appeal and the unpaid 12 mortgage payments will be due once the matter is resolved so [she is] counting them as 13 expenses now.” (See, e.g., 18-CV-2089 ECF No. 26 at 5.) Consequently, to the extent 14 Ms. Golden claims that the $2,100 should have been included in her monthly expenses 15 because those funds are deposited into escrow and are unavailable to her, she failed to 16 include that fact in her prior application to Judge Sabraw. Further, to the extent Ms. Golden 17 attempts to remedy this deficiency in the amended application appended to her Reply, it is 18 improper: Because Ms. Golden could have raised this argument in her initial application, 19 it is not an appropriate basis for reconsideration. See Kona Enters., 229 F.3d at 890 (citing 20 389 Orange St., 179 F.3d at 665). In any event, Judge Sabraw concluded that denial was 21 appropriate regardless of Ms. Golden’s financial status because her filings constituted an 22 abuse of the judicial process. (See, e.g., 18-CV-2089 ECF No. 31 at 4–6.) 23 Third, Ms. Golden argues that Judge Sabraw erred by failing to consider the high 24 cost of living in California. (See Mot. at 5.) But “many federal courts look to the federal 25 poverty guidelines developed each year by [HHS]” in evaluating requests to proceed in 26 forma pauperis, see Lint v. City of Boise, No. CV09-72-S-EJL, 2009 WL 1149442, at *2 27 (D. Idaho Apr. 28, 2009) (collecting cases), including district courts in other high cost-of- 28 living areas within this Circuit, including California and Hawai’i. See, e.g., Badillo v. 7 Case Nos. 18-CV-2089 TWR (NLS), et al. Case 3:20-cv-00055-TWR-WVG Document 10 Filed 12/02/20 PageID.321 Page 8 of 11 1 Comm’r of Soc. Sec., No. 1:20-CV-00393-SAB, 2020 WL 2494575, at *3 (E.D. Cal. 2 May 14, 2020); Hopkins v. Research Corp. of Univ. of Haw., No. CV 19-00054 JMS-KJM, 3 2019 WL 1292290, at *2 (D. Haw. Mar. 20, 2019). Further, as explained above, Judge 4 Sabraw concluded that Ms. Golden was not entitled to proceed in forma pauperis on 5 alternative grounds unrelated to her financial condition. (See, e.g., 18-CV-2089 ECF No. 6 31 at 4–6.) 7 Fourth, in her Amended Motion, Ms. Golden adds “that the Fee Waiver application 8 does not provide for line items that are essential or normal cost of living expenses and other 9 items that are incidental to this matter such as additional expenses that are not recurring or 10 are essential to this litigation.” (Am. Mot. at 7; see also Reply at 5.) Ms. Golden therefore 11 attaches an “updated application” reflecting these additional costs, which include 12 homeowner association fees, legal expenses, pet expenses, vet bills, replacement tires, a 13 replacement computer, etc. (Am. Mot. at 7; see also id. at 22–29; Reply at 5.) The Fee 14 Waiver application, however, does contain a line item for such expenses—“Other 15 (specify),” (see 18-CV-2089 ECF No. 26 at 5)—and instructs the applicant to “[e]stimate 16 the average monthly expenses of [the applicant,] . . . [a]djust[ing] any payments that are 17 made weekly, biweekly, quarterly, semiannually, or annually to show the monthly rate.” 18 (See id. at 4.) The form also instructs the applicant to include “money for expenses . . . in 19 conjunction with this lawsuit.” (See id. at 5.) Ms. Golden’s unexcused failure to include 20 these expenses in her prior application is not a proper basis for reconsideration of Judge 21 Sabraw’s September 30, 2020 Order. 22 Fifth, Ms. Golden appears to contend that the filing fees are owed by certain trusts 23 rather than by her individually. (See Mot. at 5–6.) There is no indication in any of the 24 notices of appeal, however, that Ms. Golden is appealing in her capacity as trustee as 25 opposed to in her individual capacity, (see, e.g., 18-CV-2089 ECF No. 1), nor is there any 26 indication that Ms. Golden sought leave to proceed in forma pauperis on behalf of any trust 27 in her applications. (See, e.g., 18-CV-2089 ECF No. 26.) Consequently, this is not a proper 28 basis for reconsideration. In any event, artificial entities—including trusts—are not 8 Case Nos. 18-CV-2089 TWR (NLS), et al. Case 3:20-cv-00055-TWR-WVG Document 10 Filed 12/02/20 PageID.322 Page 9 of 11 1 entitled to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. See Rowland v. Cal. Men’s 2 Colony, 506 U.S. 194, 196, 201–12 (1993) (concluding that Section 1915 applies only to 3 natural persons); see also Coleman v. Sprint Nextel, No. 1:19-CV-0953-WMR, 2019 WL 4 2291884, at *1 (N.D. Ga. Mar. 4, 2019) (“[T]he Trust may not proceed IFP in this case, 5 and if it properly appears in this action (through counsel . . .), it must pay the applicable 6 filing fees.”); Upshur v. Hospedale, No. CV 17-1358-RGA, 2018 WL 395729, at *2 (D. 7 Del. Jan. 12, 2018) (concluding that trust would need to pay filing fee and retain counsel 8 to proceed to merits); David M. McCrary Estate & Tr. v. Lowes Corp., No. 9 2:07CV346JTG, 2007 WL 3306643, at *1 (D. Utah Nov. 5, 2007) (denying trust’s motion 10 to proceed in forma pauperis and ordering trust to pay filing fee and retain counsel for case 11 to proceed). 12 Sixth, Ms. Golden maintains that all of her appeals are legitimate and not frivolous. 13 (See Mot. at 6–10.) The Court concludes, however, that Judge Sabraw’s finding that 14 “[Ms. Golden]’s filing of her initial bankruptcy petition ‘on the eve of trial . . . [,]’ 15 combined with her voluminous filings in this Court over the past two years and her failure 16 to prosecute those cases once filed reflect ‘an abuse of the judicial process in the class sense 17 of using the courts to pursue ends other than the vindication of claims believed to be 18 meritorious’” was not clearly erroneous. (18-CV-2089 ECF No. 31 at 6 (quoting Free v. 19 United States, 879 F.2d 1535, 1536 (7th Cir. 1989)).) As Judge Sabraw notes, (see id. at 5 20 (citing Tuck v. Capitol One Bank, No. 3:17-cv-01555-BEN-AGS, 2017 WL 6547739, at 21 *2–3 (S.D. Cal. Dec. 20, 3017))), the sheer volume of Ms. Golden’s actions—regardless 22 of their merit—may constitute an abuse of process. This conclusion is only bolstered by 23 Ms. Golden’s failure to prosecute and the dismissal of several of her actions. (See id. at 24 5–6.) 25 Finally, Ms. Golden maintains that she will be prejudiced by Judge Sabraw’s 26 decision because she has no means to pay the more than $10,000 in fees now due, all the 27 while Mr. Kipperman has control over the disputed trust assets and will profit if 28 Ms. Golden’s appeals are dismissed. (See Mot. at 10–12.) Although the Court sympathizes 9 Case Nos. 18-CV-2089 TWR (NLS), et al. Case 3:20-cv-00055-TWR-WVG Document 10 Filed 12/02/20 PageID.323 Page 10 of 11 1 with Ms. Golden’s financial situation, it is not a “disingenuous discriminatory act of 2 injustice” to require her to pay the fees she has incurred where she has failed to demonstrate 3 that she is entitled to proceed in forma pauperis. (See id. at 10–11.) Because Ms. Golden 4 has failed to demonstrate that reconsideration of Judge Sabraw’s September 30, 2020 Order 5 denying her leave to proceed in forma pauperis and ordering her to pay all outstanding 6 filing fees is merited, the Court DENIES Ms. Golden’s Motion. 7 CONCLUSION 8 In light of the foregoing, the Court DENIES Ms. Golden’s Motion for 9 Reconsideration (18-CV-2089 ECF No. 34). On or before December 31, 2020, Ms. Golden 10 SHALL PAY in full the outstanding filing fees in Case Nos. Case Nos. 18-CV-2089 TWR 11 (NLS), 19-CV-488 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-836 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2065 TWR (NLS), 19- 12 CV-2178 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2320 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2462 TWR (NLS), 19-CV-2463 13 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-47 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-50 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-52 TWR (NLS), 20- 14 CV-55 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-57 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-59 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-61 TWR 15 (NLS), 20-CV-205 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-206 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-207 TWR (NLS), 20- 16 CV-305 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-725 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-857 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-866 17 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-950 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-951 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-952 TWR (NLS), 18 20-CV-999 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1001 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1002 TWR (NLS), 20-CV- 19 1004 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1005 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1044 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1087 20 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1255 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-1826 TWR (NLS), 20-CV-2042 TWR 21 (NLS), and 20-CV-2052 TWR (NLS). Absent extraordinary circumstances, no further 22 extensions will be granted. Should Ms. Golden fail timely to pay the full filing fee in any 23 /// 24 /// 25 /// 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// 10 Case Nos. 18-CV-2089 TWR (NLS), et al. Case 3:20-cv-00055-TWR-WVG Document 10 Filed 12/02/20 PageID.324 Page 11 of 11 1 of her pending cases, such cases will be dismissed without prejudice and without further 2 Order of the Court. 3 IT IS SO ORDERED. 4 5 Dated: December 2, 2020 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 11 Case Nos. 18-CV-2089 TWR (NLS), et al.
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