Ballesteros

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 GUILLERMO TRUJILLO CRUZ, No. 1:20-cv-00376-DAD-HBK (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO DEFER APPELLATE FILING FEES

v. (Doc. No. 24) FNU BALLESTEROS, ET. AL., Defendants. 16 On March 16, 2021, plaintiff Guillermo Trujillo Cruz’s filed a notice of appeal (Doc. No. 21) from this court’s judgment (Doc. No. 20) following dismissal of his case due to his failure to pay the required filing fee (Doc. No. 17) after his request to proceed in forma pauperis was denied (Doc. No. 10). On March 17, 2021, the Clerk of the Court sent plaintiff a bill for fees due in connection with his notice of appeal. (Doc. No. 22-2.) On March 26, 2021, plaintiff filed a document requesting deferral of his appellate fees. (Doc. No. 24.) Specifically, he requests that he be permitted to give the court an “I Owe You” for the fees due so that when he “obtains any relief” in this case the fees can be deducted from the proceeds of the judgment. (Id.) Because…