Yanez et al v. Sunrun, Inc. et al

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
ESTHELA AGENTINA SOLIS YANEZ, et
al.,
Plaintiffs,
v.
SUNRUN, INC., et al.,
Defendants.
Case No. 1:25-cv-01786-JLT-SAB
ORDER REQUIRING CERTAIN
PLAINTIFFS TO FILE LONG FORM
APPLICATIONS TO PROCEED WITHOUT
PREPAYMENT OF FEES
(ECF No. 2, 4, 5)
TWENTY-ONE DAY DEADLINE
Plaintiffs Esthela Agentina Solis Yanez, Frank Harley Silva Sr., Jake Alexander Yanez,
and Frank Harley Silva Jr. filed a complaint on December 9, 2025. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiffs did
not pay the filing fee in this action, and instead, Jake Alexander Yanez filed a singular
application to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 2.) However,
the Court was unable to determine from the information provided in the application if Plaintiff
Jake Yanez was entitled to proceed in this action without prepayment of fees. In addition, the
Court observed that in order to assess whether all Plaintiffs were qualified to proceed in forma
pauperis, all Plaintiffs were required to file an application. The Court gave Plaintiffs 21 days in
which to each file a long form application. (ECF No. 4.) On December 22, 2025, Plaintiff Jake
Yanez complied and filed a long form application, but no other plaintiff filed an application.
The Court finds that Plaintiff Jake Yanez’s application is sufficiently complete for the
Court to determine whether he qualifies to proceed in forma pauperis. However, the Court states
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again that each plaintiff must file an application to proceed in forma pauperis in order for the
Court to determine whether all Plaintiffs may proceed without prepayment of the filing fee.
Therefore, Plaintiffs Esthela Yanez, Frank Silva Sr., and Frank Silva Jr. shall each
complete and file an Application to Proceed in District Court Without Prepaying Fees or Costs
(Long Form) – AO 239. If these Plaintiffs are unwilling to complete and submit the long form
applications, Plaintiffs must pay the filing fee in full.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:
1. The Clerk of the Court is directed to forward three (3) in forma pauperis
applications (Long Form) to Plaintiffs Esthela Yanez, Frank Silva Sr., and Frank
Silva Jr.;
2. Within twenty-one (21) days of the date of this order, Plaintiffs shall either (1)
pay the $405.00 filing fee for this action, or (2) file their applications to proceed
in forma pauperis without prepayment of the fee; and
3. If these Plaintiffs fail to comply with this order, the Court will consider imposing
appropriate sanctions, including recommending dismissal of this action.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 5, 2026
STANLEY A. BOONE
United States Magistrate Judge
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