Butler v. County of San Diego
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 CHRISTOPHER STEVEN BUTLER, Case No.: 3:23-cv-01402-RBM-JLB
CDCR #T-83516,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
Plaintiff, PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS vs. AND DISMISSING CIVIL ACTION
15 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO, et al., Defendants. 17 Christopher Steven Butler (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, has filed a civil rights Complaint accompanied by a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”). (Docs. 1–2.) I. MOTION TO PROCEED IFP All parties instituting any civil action, suit or proceeding in a district court of the United States, except an application for writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $402. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). The action may proceed despite a failure to prepay the
26 In addition to a $350 fee, civil litigants, other than those granted leave to proceed IFP, must pay an additional administrative fee of $52. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) (Judicial 28 entire fee only if…