Zander v. Maye

Filing 12

ORDER OF DISMISSAL ENTERED: Plaintiff's Motion to Withdraw 11 is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiff's refund request is denied and this case is dismissed. Plaintiff's motions for extension of time 5 , 6 , 7 & 10 are denied as moot. Signed by U.S. Senior District Judge Sam A. Crow on 06/22/17. Mailed to pro se party Jeffrey C. Zander by regular mail. (smnd)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS
JEFFREY C. ZANDER,
Plaintiff,
v.

CASE NO. 16-3065-SAC

C. MAYE,
Defendants.
ORDER OF DISMISSAL
The plaintiff, Jeffrey C. Zander, has filed a motion to withdraw his complaint without
prejudice (Doc. #11). Plaintiff also requests a refund of the portion of the filing fee he has paid
in this case. The court has reviewed the motion and finds that it should be granted in part and
denied in part.
Regarding plaintiff’s refund request, a prisoner who files a civil action is statutorily
required to pay the full amount of filing fee. 28 U.S.C. 1915(b)(1). The statute contains no
provision to excuse or waive payment of the fee, no matter the outcome of the case. Purkey v.
Green, 28 Fed. Appx. 736, 745 (Aug. 17, 2001). Accordingly, notwithstanding dismissal of the
action, plaintiff is still required to pay the full filing fee to the district court. Plaintiff’s refund
request is therefore denied.
Regarding plaintiff’s motion to withdraw, the court finds that it should be granted.1

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In doing so, the court notes that the Notice and Order to Show Cause directed plaintiff to address apparent
problems with both the statute of limitations and the absence of allegations that the named defendant personally
participated in the constitutional deprivation. Plaintiff’s subsequent filings with the court address only the statute of
limitations issue. The court therefore concludes that plaintiff cannot show cause why the matter should not be
dismissed for failure to state a claim against the named defendant.
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IT IS THEREFORE BY THE COURT ORDERED that plaintiff’s Motion to Withdraw
(Doc. #11) is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiff’s refund request is denied, and
this case is dismissed.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT plaintiff’s motions for extension of time (Docs. #5,
6, 7, and 10) are denied as moot.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated this 22nd day of June, 2017, at Topeka, Kansas.

s/ Sam A. Crow
U. S. Senior District Judge

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