Ruiz v. Walker et al

Filing 71

ORDER (Illston, Susan) (Filed on 1/26/2018)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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JOHNNY P RUIZ,
Plaintiff,

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

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Case No. 06-cv-05559-SI
ORDER

v.

Re: Dkt. No. 70
N. WALKER, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff has sent to the court a letter requesting that the remaining balance of $68.71 on the

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$350.00 filing fee for this action be waived or reduced due to his ongoing indigency. The request

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is DENIED. Docket No. 70. The filing fee is statutorily set, as is the manner of its collection

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from a prisoner who is indigent. See 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(b). The court has no authority to

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waive or reduce the fee. Prison officials will continue to collect the fee as money becomes

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available in plaintiff’s inmate trust account, until the full fee is paid.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: January 26, 2018
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SUSAN ILLSTON
United States District Judge