Bonilla

Bonilla v. Judges

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United States District Court, Southern District of CaliforniaJanuary 16, 20253:24-cv-02355California568 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 Case No.: 3:24-cv-02355-JO-KSC

STEVEN WAYNE BONILLA

CDCR #J-48500, ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL

ACTION FOR FAILURE TO PAY Plaintiff,

FILING FEES REQUIRED BY

13 vs. U.S.C. § 1914(a) AND FOR FAILING TO STATE A CLAIM PURSUANT JUDGE AMALIA L. MEZA, et al., TO 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1) 15 Defendants. 16 17 Plaintiff Steve Wayne Bonilla, a prisoner at California Medical Facility in Vacaville, California, filed a civil rights complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Dkt. 1. The Court dismisses this complaint because Bonilla has not paid the $405 filing fee required to initiate a civil lawsuit. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). While the Court would typically grant prisoner-plaintiffs leave to file an in forma pauperis motion, he has abused that privilege so many times in the past that he is precluded from doing so now. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g). A prisoner with three “strikes,” i.e.,…

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