Dearwester v. Scully et al

Filing 16

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 4/23/21 DENYING 15 Motion for disposition of fines. (Plummer, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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FRANK LEE DEARWESTER,

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Plaintiff,

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No. 2:15-cv-0457 JAM KJN P

v.

ORDER

JAN SCULLY, et al.,

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Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner, proceeding without counsel, with a civil rights action pursuant

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to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This action was closed on July 7, 2015.
On April 19, 2021, plaintiff filed an ex parte motion for the disposition of fines. In this

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motion, plaintiff requests that the money owed toward the filing fee be converted into days of

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imprisonment. Plaintiff is informed that the court does not have the authority to convert the

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money plaintiff owes toward his filing fee to days of imprisonment.
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion for disposition of fines

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(ECF No. 15) is denied.

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Dated: April 23, 2021

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