Warren Webster Alston v. WinCo Foods Corporation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT JS-

CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CIVIL MINUTES -- GENERAL

Case No. CV 23-1204-JFW(SHK) Date: November 30, 2023 Title: Warren Webster Alston -v- WinCo Foods Corporation, et al.

PRESENT:

HONORABLE JOHN F. WALTER, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

Shannon Reilly None Present Courtroom Deputy Court Reporter

ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR PLAINTIFF: ATTORNEYS PRESENT FOR DEFENDANTS:

None None

PROCEEDINGS (IN CHAMBERS): ORDER DISMISSING CASE FOR FAILURE TO PAY

FILING FEE

All parties instituting a civil action, suit, or proceeding in a district court of the United States must pay a filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed despite a party's failure to pay the filing fee only if the party is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). Plaintiff Warren Webster Alston filed a civil complaint with an accompanying request to proceed in forma pauperis ("IFP Request"). (Docket Nos. 1, 2). The Court found he had the ability to pay the filing fee and therefore denied the IFP Request. …