Montejo

(PC) Stephen v. Montejo

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United States District Court, Eastern District of CaliforniaDecember 15, 20202:18-cv-01796California835 words

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 JIMMIE STEPHEN, No. 2:18-cv-1796 KJM DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER E. MONTEJO, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se. In an order filed November 30, 2020, Chief Judge Mueller granted defendants’ motion to revoke plaintiff’s in forma pauperis status. (ECF No. 93.) Plaintiff must pay the $400 filing fee within thirty days of the date of that order if he wishes to proceed with this action. Plaintiff filed two motions on October 19, 2020. In the first, plaintiff requests a settlement conference. (ECF No. 91.) Because plaintiff must pay the filing fee to proceed, any settlement conference is premature. Plaintiff’s request will be denied. In his second filing, plaintiff makes several requests: (1) he asks that a “lien” be placed on his inmate trust account to pay the $400 fee or, in the alternative, that this case be stayed until he can obtain the money to pay the fee; (2) he…

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