(PC) Greer v. C.D.C.R. - Folsom State Prison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Ronnie Joe Greer, No. 2:22-cv-00007-KJM-CKD Plaintiff, ORDER v. C.D.C.R. - Folsom State Prison, et al., 1S Defendants. 16 On January 17, 2023, this court dismissed plaintiff Ronnie Joe Greer’s amended complaint for failure to state a claim. Prior Order (Jan. 17, 2023), ECF No. 12. Plaintiff, who was granted in forma pauperis status, Prior Order (Mar. 3, 2022), ECF No. 5, now moves the 20 court “for waiver of the remaining balance of the court fee of $ 350.00,” Mot., ECF No. 14. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915, this court may waive the prepayment of the filing fee. However, 22 the statute does not authorize the court to waive the fee itself. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1); see 23 also Hill v. Atchley, No. 20-03156, 2020 WL 7227156, at *3 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 8, 2020) (“28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) only authorizes the district court to waive prepayment of the filing fee, 25 not the filing fee…