Rahimifar

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ALONZO JAMES JOSEPH, No. 1:18-cv-01338 NO DJ GSA (PC) Plaintiff, v. ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S REQUEST

TO ELIMINATE FILING AND REGULAR

MAJID RAHIMIFAR, et al., FEES Defendants. (ECF No. 27) 16 On December 13, 2023, Plaintiff’s instant motion to relieve him of his obligation to pay his court filing fees and regular fees was docketed. See ECF No. 27. In support of his request, Plaintiff cites to Draper v. Rosario, 836 F.3d 1072, 1087 (9th Cir. 2016), and Jack v. Pearson, No. 1:17-cv-0520 AWI SAB. Id. at 1. He further states that he is indigent; that because of the fees he owes, his ability to continue to litigate his other open cases has been “chilled,” and that the recipient of the fees he is paying “is not hurting for money.” Id. at 1-2. For the reasons stated below, Plaintiff’s motion will be denied. The fees Plaintiff has been ordered to pay are mandated by federal statute. The payment of filing…