Cochran v. Aguirre, et al.

Filing 79

ORDER denying Plaintiff's request for waiver of fee for mailing documents to the court for filing re 75 signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 1/20/2017. (Lundstrom, T)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 BILLY COY COCHRAN, 12 Plaintiff, 13 14 v. E. AGUIRRE, 15 Defendant. 16 Case No.: 1:15-cv-01092-AWI-SAB (PC) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF FEE FOR MAILING DOCUMENTS TO THE COURT FOR FILING [ECF No. 75] Plaintiff Billy Coy Cochran is appearing pro se and in forma paupsier in this civil rights action 17 18 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On January 17, 2017, Plaintiff filed a notice with the Court requesting intervention and waiver 19 20 of the fees for mailing his opposition to the Court for filing. The Court cannot waive the mailing fee 21 expenses incurred by Plaintiff in attempting to file his opposition with the Court. It is incumbent upon 22 Plaintiff to be prudent with his expenses and use of indigent stamps because there are costs associated 23 with litigating cases in court. Although 28 U.S.C. § 1915, allows a federal court to waive the filing fee 24 for an indigent prisoner’s civil rights complaint, it does not require the court to order financing of the 25 entire action. Plaintiff is thus responsible for producing the fee for mailing his opposition to the court 26 /// 27 /// 28 /// 1 1 for filing, and his request for a waiver of the mailing fee is denied. In light of the fact that Plaintiff’s 2 deadline to file an opposition expired on January 13, 2017, in the interest of justice Plaintiff is granted 3 until February 3, 2017, to file his opposition. 4 5 IT IS SO ORDERED. 6 Dated: 7 January 20, 2017 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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