Bonilla

1 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 2 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 Steven Wayne BONILLA, Case No.: 24-cv-2501-AGS-MMP

4 Plaintiff,

ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT

5 vs. AND CLOSING CASE

6 Judge Judith McCONNELL, et al., 7 Defendants. 8 9 Inmate Steven Wayne Bonilla is suing defendants for civil-rights violations under 10 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Because he failed to pay the filing fee and is not entitled to proceed in 11 forma pauperis, the case is dismissed without prejudice. 12 DISCUSSION 13 Typically, parties instituting a civil action in a United States district court must pay 14 filing fees of $405.1 See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). Absent payment, the action may proceed 15 only if the plaintiff seeks and the court grants permission to proceed in forma pauperis. See 16 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a); Hymas v. U.S. Dep’t of the Interior, 73 F.4th 763, 765 (9th Cir. 2023) 17 (noting that, absent leave to proceed in forma pauperis, a plaintiff’s case cannot go on 18 “unless and until the fee[s] [a]re paid”). 19 …