California Prisoners Application To Proceed In Form Paupers (IFP) is a document used by inmates in California prisons who are seeking to file legal actions without having to pay court fees. This document is used to request the court’s permission to proceed without paying the filing fees, as the inmate is unable to pay them. To be granted IFP status, inmates must demonstrate that they are indigent, meaning they do not have the financial means to pay the court fees. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDC) provides two types of California Prisoners Application To Proceed In Form Paupers: the “Inmate Petition for Leave to FilformmPaupersis” and the “Inmate Petition for Leave to Appeaformma Paupers”. The “Inmate Petition for Leave to FilformmPaupersis” is used when filing a civil lawsuit, habeas corpus, or other type of legal action. The “Inmate Petition for Leave to Appeaformma Paupers” is used when appealing a criminal conviction. Both of these documents contain a declaration of the inmate’s indigence, and must be signed by the inmate and approved by a prison official before being submitted to the court.