Bonilla
Bonilla v. San Diego County Court Clerk's Office
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 Steven Wayne BONILLA, Case No.: 24-cv-2374-AGS-SBC
ORDER DISMISSING ACTION
Plaintiff, FOR FAILURE TO PAY v. FILING FEE
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COURT
CLERK’S OFFICE, et al., Defendants.
Plaintiff Steven Bonilla is a state prisoner representing himself in this civil-rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (See ECF 1.) Because he has not paid the required filing fees or moved to proceed without prepaying them, this case must be dismissed. All parties instituting a civil action in U.S. district court must generally prepay filing fees. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). In non-habeas cases, the total fee is $405, consisting of a $350 statutory fee and a $55 administrative fee. See id.; Judicial Conference Schedule of Fees, District Court Misc. Fee Schedule, § 14 (effective Dec. 1, 2023). If a plaintiff is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, however, the administrative fee is waived and the case may proceed…