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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

GARRETT DANIEL EKMAN,

Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, et al.,

Defendants.

 /

CASE NO. 1:06-CV-00218-OWW-SMS-P

ORDER DENYING REQUESTS FOR

RETURN OF FILING FEE

(Docs. 6 and 7)

Plaintiff Garrett Daniel Ekman (“plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil

rights action on February 27, 2006, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On March 16, 2006, the Court

dismissed the action, with prejudice, for failure to state a claim, and for frivolity and maliciousness.

 On March 28, 2006, Plaintiff filed two requests seeking the return of the $250.00 filing fee on the

ground that he has some mental health issues and filed the action in error.

The filing fee is due upon the filing of suit and is not refundable on the basis that the plaintiff

now regrets filing suit. Accordingly, plaintiff’s requests for the return of the $250.00 filing fee are

HEREBY DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 30, 2006 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

icido3 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

Case 1:06-cv-00218-OWW -SMS Document 8 Filed 03/31/06 Page 1 of 1