Townsend
Townsend v. San Bernardino County Sheriffs Department
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
Case 5:22-cv-00525-VBF-JPR Document Filed 06/28/ Page 1 of Page ID #:
1 2 3 4 5 6 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 RICKY L. TOWNSEND, ) Case No. EDCV 22-0525-VBF (JPR) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE RE DISMISSAL v. ) FOR FAILURE TO PAY INITIAL ) PARTIAL FILING FEE
SAN BERNARDINO CNTY. )
SHERIFFS DEP’T et al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) 15 16 On March 31, 2022, Plaintiff was granted permission under 28 17 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) to file the above-referenced action without 18 immediately paying the full filing fee of $350, but he was 19 ordered to pay an initial partial filing fee, in the amount of 20 $1.80, within 30 days to the Clerk of Court. To date, the 21 payment has not been received. 22 Under the Prison Litigation Reform Act, all prisoners who 23 are granted in forma pauperis status to file a civil-rights 24 action must nonetheless pay the full amount of the filing fee. 25 See id. For prisoners unable to pay the filing fee at the…