Torres v. Saba et al

Filing 295

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF'S REQUEST TO WAIVE PACER FEES (Illston, Susan) (Filed on 3/8/2024)Any non-CM/ECF Participants have been served by First Class Mail to the addresses of record listed on the Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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MARIO TORRES,
Plaintiff,

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MIKE HANSEN, et al.,
Defendants.

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United States District Court
Northern District of California

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
REQUEST TO WAIVE PACER FEES

v.

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Case No. 16-cv-06607-SI

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On March 8, 2024, the Court held a status conference to select a new trial date. Plaintiff

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Mario Torres, who is proceeding in forma pauperis and is representing himself, requested that the

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Court waive the PACER fees as he is unable to pay those fees and he needs access to the docket in

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order to prepare for the retrial.

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Courts may exempt individuals or groups from payment of PACER fees but should not

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exempt anyone who has the ability to pay such fees. See Electronic Public Access Fee Schedule

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(Dec. 1, 2013), https://www.pacer.gov/documents/epa_feesched.pdf. The Court finds that Mr.

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Torres does not have the ability to pay PACER fees, and thus GRANTS his request to waive those

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fees.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: March 8, 2024

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SUSAN ILLSTON
United States District Judge