(PC) Ruth v. Warden, Valley State Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EBER G. RUTH, Case No.: 1:24-cv-00727-KES-CDB (PC) Plaintiff,

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

v. DISMISS ACTION FOR PLAINTIFF’S

FAILURE TO PAY FILING FEE

WARDEN, VALLEY STATE PRISON, (Docs. 5, 6) Defendant. 14-DAY OBJECTION PERIOD

Plaintiff Eber G. Ruth is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, filed June 21, 2024. All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a district court of the United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $405, unless payment of such fee is excused through the Court’s granting of a plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914. Plaintiff has not paid the $405 filing fee or applied to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. 26 1 In addition to the $350 statutory fee, civil litigants must pay an additional administrative fee of 27 $55. See 28 U.S.C.…