Petersen

(PC) Miles v. Petersen

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaAugust 27, 20202:20-cv-00807California378 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GEORGIA MILES, No. 2:20-cv-0807 TLN KJN P Plaintiff, v. FINDINGS & RECOMMENDATIONS PATRICE PETERSEN, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a former Plumas County jail inmate, proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis. On July 15, 2020, plaintiff sought clarification of the court’s order requiring her to pay the court’s filing fee in light of her indigent status. As plaintiff was informed in the screening order, despite her indigent status, she is required by statute to pay the filing fee. 28 U.S.C. §§ 19114(a), 1915(b)(1). Because of her indigent status, plaintiff is allowed to pay the filing fee by installments from her trust account. By order filed July 6, 2020, plaintiff’s complaint was dismissed and thirty days leave to file an amended complaint was granted. Thirty days from that date have now passed, and plaintiff has not filed an amended complaint. Indeed, in her request for clarification, plaintiff made…

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