Morris
(PC) Hardy v. Morris
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 KRISTIN HARDY, No. 2:13-cv-0726 JAM DB P Plaintiff, v. ORDER C. DAVIS, et al., Defendants. 15 Plaintiff, a state prisoner, was previously proceeding pro se with a civil rights action under 28 U.S.C. §1983. On December 30, 2021, parties filed a stipulation of dismissal and indicated that they had reached a settlement agreement in this case. (ECF No. 159; see ECF No. 160 at 2.) The case was dismissed pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. (See ECF No. 161.) Plaintiff has now filed a request for partial refund of fees. (ECF No. 162.) In his request, plaintiff states that upon conclusion of the present action, he received $3,200.00 from defendants via direct deposit as agreed upon in the settlement agreement. (Id. at 1.) Plaintiff claims that following this deposit, prison officials deducted “around 1,006 dollars to pay court filing fees in full.” (Id. at 2.) Plaintiff states…