Kabede v. Brown et al

Filing 21

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Deborah Barnes on 12/3/2017 DENYING plaintiff's 20 motion. (Yin, K)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WONDIYRAD KABEDE,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

No. 2:16-cv-1765 JAM DB P

ORDER

GARY BROWN, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner who was proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil

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rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff filed a complaint in July 2016 in which he alleged

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Eighth Amendment and First Amendment claims. Upon screening, the court found plaintiff

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failed to state a cognizable claim for relief under § 1983, gave plaintiff leave to file an amended

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complaint, granted plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis, and ordered the prison to

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collect payments from plaintiff’s trust account. (ECF Nos. 9, 10.)

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After plaintiff was given many opportunities to file an amended complaint (see ECF Nos. 13,

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14, 15), plaintiff made a motion, filed here on June 15, 2017, to voluntarily dismiss this case

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(ECF No. 16). The court granted that motion and on September 29, 2017, this case was closed.

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(ECF Nos. 18, 19.)

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In a document filed here on November 29, 2017, plaintiff moves to vacate the court’s order
directing the prison to collect payment for the filing fee in this case. (ECF No. 20.) Plaintiff
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states that he voluntarily dismissed this case and another case in this district and that a case he

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filed in the Fresno division of this court was dismissed by the judge. He is concerned that paying

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these filing fees affects his ability to purchase toiletries and other items.

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Plaintiff is advised that when he files a federal civil rights action, he remains liable for full

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payment of the filing fee regardless of the outcome of the action. See 28 U.S.C. §

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1915(b)(1)&(2); Antonetti v. Foster, No. 3:14-cv-495-JAD-VPC, at *3 (D. Nev. Oct. 22, 2015)

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(“Plaintiff will . . . be required to make monthly payments toward the full $350 filing fee when he

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has funds available, even though this case is being dismissed.”); Turner v. San Diego County, No.

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14cv1965 LAB (WVG), 2014 WL 5800595, at *1 (S.D. Cal. Nov. 7, 2014) (same); Mercier v.

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FBI, No. CV07-281-S-EJL, 2008 WL 360843, at *2 (D. Id. Feb. 8, 2008) (same).
Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s motion (ECF No. 20) is denied.
Dated: December 3, 2017

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DLB:9
DLB1/prisoner-civil rights/kabe1765.fee

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