McKay

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 EPHRAIM JENKINS, Case No. 1:20-cv-00118-AWI-SKO (PC) Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR RELIEF

v. FROM FILING FEE PAYMENTS

J. MCKAY, et al., (Doc. 15) Defendants.

17 Plaintiff Ephraim Jenkins is a state prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis. On June 17, 18 2020, Plaintiff filed a notice of voluntary dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 19 41(a)(1), and the Court subsequently closed this case. (Docs. 13, 14.) On July 23, 2020, Plaintiff 20 filed a motion requesting relief from the filing fee payments required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b). 21 (Doc. 15.) 22 Prisoners proceeding in forma pauperis are “required to pay the full amount of a filing 23 fee” of any civil action they initiate. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). The in forma pauperis statute 24 provides that prisoners “shall be required to pay the full amount of a filing fee,” and the “court 25 shall assess and … collect … an initial partial filing fee of 20 percent” of the average monthly 26…