Bonilla
Bonilla v. Imperial, San Diego, and Alameda County Superior Courts
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA Steven Wayne BONILLA, Case No.: 23-cv-2273-AGS-BGS
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
Plaintiff, PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS v. (ECF 2), DISMISSING COMPLAINT,
AND CLOSING CASE
IMPERIAL, SAN DIEGO, AND
ALAMEDA COUNTY SUPERIOR
COURTS,
9 Defendants.
Steven Wayne Bonilla, an inmate suing defendants for civil-rights violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, moves to proceed in forma pauperis. For the reasons below, that motion is denied, and the complaint is dismissed without prejudice. DISCUSSION Typically, parties instituting a civil action in a United States district court must pay filing fees of $405.1 See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). But if granted the right to proceed in forma pauperis, a plaintiff need not pay those fees. Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). Prisoners like Bonilla, however, “face an additional hurdle.” Moore v. Maricopa Cnty. Sheriff’s Office, 657 F.3d 890, 892 (9th Cir.…