Joseph Apodaca v. W.Z. Jenkins

JS-6 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JOSEPH APODACA, Case No. 2:23-cv-04527-MWF-PD Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING ACTION

FOR FAILUTRE TO PAY FILING

v.

FEE AND COMPLY WITH

W. Z. JENKINS, et al., COURT ORDERS Defendants. 16 17 All parties instituting a civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district 18 court of the United States must pay a filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). 19 An action may proceed despite a party’s failure to pay the filing fee only if the 20 party is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. 21 § 1915(a)(1). However, prisoners must still pay the filing fee but 22 may do so through monthly installment payments if granted in forma 23 pauperis status. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b). 24 On June 8, 2023, Plaintiff, a federal detainee housed at the 25 Metropolitan Detention Center (“MDC”) in Los Angeles, California, filed a 26 Complaint with an accompanying request to proceed without prepayment of 27 fees (“Request”) and…