Ortiz
(PC) Rios v. Ortiz
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSE MIGUEL RIOS, Case No. 1:23-cv-01595-HBK (PC)
Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S
RENEWED MOTION TO PROCEED IN
v. FORMA PAUPERIS AND REASSESSING
FULL FILING FEE
ORTIZ, (Doc. No. 29) Defendant. 16 Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s renewed motion to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) filed on December 19, 2024. (Doc. No. 29). Plaintiff, a former state prisoner, initiated this action while he was incarcerated. (Doc. No. 1). Although currently released, Plaintiff remains obligated to pay the full amount of the statutory filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). As set forth in the Court’s December 9, 2024 Order, the total amount that remains due towards the $350.00 filing fee is $350.00. (Doc. No. 27 at 3). Due to Plaintiff’s release from custody, there is no inmate trust account from which periodic filing fees may be garnished and forwarded to the Court. Although the Ninth Circuit has yet to decide how a…