Gomez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 FERDINAND REYNOLDS, Case No. 2:95-cv-01451-JAM-JDP (PC) Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

TO BE EXCUSED FROM PAYING THE

v. FILING FEE THEODORE WHITE, et al., ECF No. 279 Defendants. 16 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis, commenced this action in 1995. ECF No. 1. In 2001, plaintiff’s claims were dismissed following a bench trial, and judgment was entered accordingly. ECF Nos. 199 & 200. The Ninth Circuit subsequently vacated the judgment and remanded the case to determine whether plaintiff waived his right to a jury trial. ECF No. 218. In August 2007, after conducting an evidentiary hearing, the court reinstated the March 2001 judgment. ECF Nos. 261 & 262. Approximately twelve years later, plaintiff filed a motion requesting that he be excused from paying the outstanding balance of the filing fee due to “financial strain.” ECF No. 279. The…