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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

STEWART MANAGO, 

 Plaintiff,

 vs.

K. HOLLAND, et al.,

 Defendants.

1:13-cv-01523-AWI-GSA-PC

 

ORDER DENYING REQUEST FOR 

SPECIAL HEARING, GRANTING 

MOTION TO VACATE ORDER 

COLLECTING PAYMENT OF FILING 

FEE, AND DENYING MOTION FOR 

REFUND OF PARTIAL FILING FEE

PAID

(Doc. 17.)

ORDER VACATING COURT’S 

OCTOBER 8, 2013 ORDER 

DIRECTING CDCR TO SEND 

PAYMENTS FOR THE FILING FEE 

IN THIS CASE

(Doc. 6.) 

ORDER FOR CLERK TO SERVE 

COPY OF THIS ORDER ON CDCR 

AND FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT

I. BACKGROUND

Stewart Manago (APlaintiff@) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights 

action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983. Plaintiff filed the Complaint commencing this action 

on September 20, 2013. (Doc. 1.) On September 30, 2013, Plaintiff filed motion to proceed in 

forma pauperis under 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. 4.) On October 8, 2013, the court issued an 

order granting Plaintiff leave to proceed in forma pauperis and directing the California 

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to collect monthly payments from 

Plaintiff’s inmate trust account until the filing fee is paid in full. (Doc. 6.)

On January 14, 2015, the court issued an order revoking Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis 

status pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g) and dismissing this case, without prejudice to refiling 

the case with submission of the $400 filing fee in full. (Doc. 12.)

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On March 26, 2015, Plaintiff filed a motion for a special hearing to stop prison officials 

from continuing to collect funds for the filing fee for this case, and for a refund of the partial 

filing fee paid to date. (Doc. 17.) Plaintiff’s motion is now before the court.

II. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

Plaintiff argues that he should not be required to pay the filing fee for this case, because

the court revoked his in forma pauperis status and dismissed this case without prejudice to 

refiling the case with payment of the filing fee in full. Plaintiff argues that he is entitled to a 

refund because the court has not allowed him to litigate this action.

Discussion

Plaintiff was notified in the First Informational Order issued on September 23, 2013 in 

this case that “[a]ll pre−trial motions [in this prisoner civil rights case] will be submitted for 

decision based solely upon the written papers and without a hearing. Local Rule 230(l).” (Doc. 

2 at ¶VI.) (emphasis added.) Local Rule 230(l) provides that “[a]ll motions, except motions to 

dismiss for lack of prosecution, filed in actions wherein one party is incarcerated and 

proceeding in propria persona, shall be submitted upon the record without oral argument unless 

otherwise ordered by the Court [and s]uch motions need not be noticed on the motion 

calendar.” L.R. 230(l). Therefore, the court shall not schedule a hearing for this motion, and 

Plaintiff’s request for a special hearing is denied. 

With respect to the filing fee, Plaintiff is advised that the court continues to collect

monthly payments from a plaintiff proceeding in forma pauperis, even after the plaintiff’s case 

has been dismissed. This is because the filing fee is collected by the court as payment for filing 

the case, and subsequent proceedings in a case do not change the fact that the case was filed. A

plaintiff proceeding in forma pauperis, without prepayment of the filing fee, is required to make 

payments until the filing fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. 1915(a)(2).

In this case, Plaintiff proceeded in forma pauperis until January 14, 2015, when the 

court revoked his in forma pauperis status. (Doc. 12.) To date, the court has received three 

payments for the filing fee in this case: $30.00 on 2/10/14; $20.00 on 8/25/14; and $10.00 on 

11/17/14. (Court Financial Record.) All of these payments were made before January 14, 

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2015, while Plaintiff was proceeding in forma pauperis and therefore, Plaintiff is not entitled to 

a refund of these payments. However, in light of the fact that Plaintiff is not presently 

proceeding in forma pauperis and has been granted leave to refile this case with payment of the 

filing fee in full, the court shall vacate its payment order directed to the CDCR for this case.

III. CONCLUSION

Based on the foregoing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s request for a special hearing is DENIED;

2. Plaintiff’s motion for refund of the partial filing fee paid for this action is 

DENIED;

3. Plaintiff’s motion for the court to cease further collection of the filing fee for 

this action is GRANTED;

4. The court’s order of October 8, 2013, directing the CDCR to deduct funds 

from Plaintiff’s prison trust account for payment of the filing fee for this 

case is VACATED; and

5. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on: 

(1) the Director of the CDCR, via CM/ECF; and

(2) the Financial Department, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of 

California, Fresno Division.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 31, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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