Bonilla
Bonilla v. Montenegro
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 STEVEN WAYNE BONILLA, Case No.: 3:24-cv-01930-JES-JLB
CDCR #J-48500,
ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL
Plaintiff, ACTION FOR FAILURE TO PAY vs. FILING FEE REQUIRED BY 14 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a)
RUTH BERMUDEZ MONTENEGRO,
CHRISTOPHER J. PLOURD, L. BROKS
ANDERHOLT,
17 Defendants. 18 19 20 Plaintiff Steven Wayne Bonilla (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se and currently incarcerated at California Medical Facility, has filed a civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. See ECF No. 1. Plaintiff has not filed a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) in this matter, nor has he paid the initial civil filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). For the reasons explained below, the Court dismisses the case. I. Failure to Pay Filing Fee or Request IFP Status Any person filing a civil case such as this one must pay a filing fee of $405. See 28 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). The case may go forward without the plaintiff paying the entire filing fee,…