Wheeler v. United States et al

Filing 23

ORDER DISMISSING Plaintiff's Complaint Without Prejudice for Failure to Pay the Filing Fee, signed by District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill on 4/5/2013. CASE CLOSED. (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHN FREDERICK WHEELER,

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Plaintiff,
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UNITED STATES, et al.,
Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:12-cv-00641 - LJO - JLT
ORDER DISMISSING PLAINTIFF’S
COMPLAINT WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR
FAILURE TO PAY THE FILING FEE

John Frederick Wheeler (“Plaintiff”) seeks to proceed with an action against the United States,

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John Van Boening, Clinica Sierra Vista, Kern Family Health Care, Dr. Hao Bui, and Dr. Kumar Vinoid

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for racial discrimination, violation of civil rights, and medical malpractice. (Doc. 1). On September 10,

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2012, the Court declared Plaintiff was a vexatious litigant and imposed pre-filing restrictions upon

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further filings. (Doc. 18). In addition, Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis was denied, and

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Plaintiff was ordered to pay the filing fee in this action within twenty-one days of the date of service of

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the order. Id. at 11. To date, Plaintiff has failed to comply with the terms of the Court’s order.

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Significantly, as a general rule, all parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a

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United States District Court must pay a filing fee. 28 U.S.C § 1914(a). An action may proceed despite

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a party’s failure to pay only if the party is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28

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U.S.C § 1915(a). See Andrews v. Cervantes, 492 F.3d 1047, 1051 (9th Cir. 2007); Rodriguez v. Cook,

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169 F.3d 1178, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). As noted above, Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis
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was denied, and but he has failed to pay the requisite filing fee pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). Thus,

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the action may not proceed before the Court at this time.

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Based upon the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED:

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Plaintiff’s Complaint is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; and

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The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this matter, because this Order terminates
the action in its entirety.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

/s/ Lawrence J. O’Neill

April 5, 2013

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
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