(PC)Willard
(PC)Willard v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
JESSE WILLARD, ) Case No.: 1:19-cv-01074-AWI-SAB (PC) ) Plaintiff, ) ) ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR v. ) REFUND OF FILING FEE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF ) (ECF No. 21) )
CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION,
et.al., ) ) Defendants. ) ) )
On December 16, 2019, the instant action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, was dismissed for failure to prosecute, failure to comply with a court order, and failure to state a cognizable claim for relief, and judgment was entered. (ECF Nos. 19, 20.) On October 5, 2020, Plaintiff filed a motion for a refund of the filing fee. Plaintiff’s motion must be denied. “Filing fees are part of the costs of litigation,” and prisoner cases are no exception. Slaughter v. Carey, No. CIVS030851MCEDADP, 2007 WL 1865501, at *1 (E.D. Cal. 2007) (quoting Lucien v. DeTella, 141 F.3d 773, 775 (7th Cir. 1998)). Filing fees…