Camacho v. District Court of Bayamón

Flor Camacho presented a complaint in the district court for a divorce on the ground of separation. He alleged that he has five children, three of whom are living with him. He also filed a motion for leave to sue in forma pauperis in which he swore that “he is poor in the sense that he does not receive income or emoluments of any kind except what he scarcely earns to live”. Two other persons filed affidavits in support of this motion, reciting that the plaintiff earns “scarcely enough to live and to provide for the most urgent needs of himself and his family, and lacks the resources to pay…