(PC) Ruth v. Warden, Valley State Prison
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EBER G. RUTH, Case No.: 1:24-cv-00727-CDB (PC) Plaintiff,
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY ACTION
v. SHOULD NOT BE DISMISSED FOR
PLAINTIFF’S FAILURE TO PAY FILING
WARDEN, VALLEY STATE PRISON, FEE
Defendant. THIRTY (30) DAY DEADLINE
18 Plaintiff Eber G. Ruth is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 19 § 1983, filed June 21, 2024. 20 All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a district court of the United 21 States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $405, unless 22 payment of such fee is excused through the Court’s granting of a plaintiff’s application to proceed 23 in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914. Plaintiff has not paid the $405 filing fee or applied to 24 proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 25 As discussed in more detail below, Plaintiff has accrued three or more “strikes” under 26 1 In addition to the $350 statutory fee, civil…