Hairston
Hairston v. Bezo
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 ROBEY KURT HAIRSTON, Case No.: 3:23-cv-1501-JAH-BGS
Plaintiff,
ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL
v. ACTION WITHOUT PREJUDICE
FOR FAILING TO PAY FILING FEE
JEFF BEZO, AMAZON,
AND/OR FAILING TO MOVE TO
Defendant. PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS 16 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).1 An action may proceed despite a plaintiff’s failure to prepay the entire fee, however, if he is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 1915(a). See Andrews v. Cervantes, 493 F.3d 1047, 1051 (9th Cir. 2007); Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). /// 24 25 In addition to the $350 statutory fee, civil litigants must pay an additional administrative fee of $52. See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a) (Judicial Conference…