Bonilla

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEVEN WAYNE BONILLA, Case No.: 3:19-cv-01950-BAS-AGS

CDCR #J-48500,

12 (1) DENYING MOTION TO Plaintiff, PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS UNDER 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) 13 v. [ECF No. 5];

AND

JUDGE ANTHONY J. BATTAGLIA, (2) DISMISSING ACTION Defendant. WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR

FAILURE TO PAY FILING FEE

REQUIRED BY 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) 17 18 Plaintiff Steven Wayne Bonilla, proceeding pro se and currently incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, filed a civil action on October 2, 2019. (ECF No. 1.) Plaintiff has not prepaid the $400 filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) to commence a civil action; instead, he has filed a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) (ECF No. 5) and a separate miscellaneous document entitled “Response to Court Ruling.” (ECF No. 4.) The Court DENIES Plaintiff’s Motion to Proceed IFP and DISMISSES the action without prejudice for failure to pay the filing fee. 26 1 In this…