Shannon v. Ikegbu et al
Filing
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ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 3/9/2020 DENYING 20 Request. (Henshaw, R)
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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MICHAEL TYRONE SHANNON,
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No. 2:18-cv-0161-EFB P
Plaintiff,
v.
ORDER
DR. IKEGBU et al.,
Defendants.
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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42
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U.S.C. § 1983. On February 27, 2019, the court granted plaintiff’s request for leave to proceed in
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forma pauperis, obligating him to pay the filing fee in full through monthly payments. ECF No.
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7; 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). On March 2, 2020, plaintiff requested that the court dismiss his case
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and “to be exempt from the filing fee.” ECF No. 20.
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Plaintiff’s request must be denied. If plaintiff no longer wishes to pursue this action, he
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may voluntarily dismiss it without prejudice by filing a notice of dismissal in accordance with
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Rule 41(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Even if plaintiff chooses to voluntarily
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dismiss this action, he remains obligated to pay the entire filing fee “in increments,” Williams v.
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Paramo, 775 F.3d 1182, 1185 (9th Cir. 2015); see also 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) & (2); Taylor v.
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Delatoore, 281 F.3d 844, 847 (9th Cir. 2002) (“Under the PLRA, all prisoners who file IFP civil
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actions must pay the full amount of the filing fee.”).
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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s March 2, 2020 request (ECF No.
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20) is denied. If plaintiff no longer wishes to pursue this action, he may voluntarily dismiss it
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without prejudice by filing a notice of dismissal in accordance with Rule 41(a)(1)(A) of the
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
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DATED: March 9, 2020.
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