Bonilla
Bonilla v. Hayes
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 STEVEN WAYNE BONILLA, Case No.: 24-cv-02375-AJB-SBC
CDCR #J-48500,
ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL
Plaintiff, ACTION FOR FAILURE TO PAY vs. FILING FEE REQUIRED BY 12 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a)
13 WILLIAM Q. HAYES, Judge; 14 KAREN S. CRAWFORD, Judge; JOHN DOE 1-1000, Defendants. 17 Plaintiff Steven Wayne Bonilla (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se and currently incarcerated at California Medical Facility, has filed a civil rights Complaint 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 U.S.C. § 1914(a).1 The case may only go forward without the plaintiff paying the…