Iegorova v. Efimova

Filing 6

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 5/3/2018 GRANTING 5 Plaintiff's request to refund the filing fee; the Clerk is directed to issue plaintiff a refund of the $400.00 filing fee; and the Clerk shall close the case pursuant to plaintiff's request for dismissal; DISMISSING CASE pursuant to FRCP 41(a)(1)(A). CASE CLOSED [cc: Financial](Reader, L)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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LIUDMYLA IEGOROVA,

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Plaintiff,

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v.

No. 2:18-cv-987-KJM-EFB PS

ORDER

NATALIYA EFIMOVA,
Defendant.

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On April 23, 2018, plaintiff filed a complaint and motion to proceed in forma pauperis.

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ECF Nos. 1, 2. She also paid the $400 filing fee. Plaintiff now requests a refund of the filing fee

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and to voluntarily dismiss this action. ECF No. 5.

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Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis reflects that plaintiff would not be

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able to afford the cost of this suit and also provide herself with the necessitates of life. ECF No.

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2. Furthermore, her request for a refund of the filing fee, although largely unintelligible, suggests

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that she has medical problems that may further strain her financial condition. ECF No. 5. In light

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of plaintiff’s circumstances, her request to refund the filing fee is granted. See Montgomery v.

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Perry, 2016 WL 4441241, at *1 (E.D. Cal. Aug. 22, 2016).

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Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff’s request to refund the filing fee (ECF No 5) is granted. The Clerk is directed

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to issue plaintiff a refund of the $400 filing fee; and
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2. The Clerk shall close the case pursuant to plaintiff’s request for dismissal. See Fed. R.

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Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A).

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DATED: May 3, 2018.

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