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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

EUGENIA A. PREE,

Plaintiff,

v.

C/O CAMPBELL, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 2:14-cv-1955 DAD P

ORDER

Plaintiff, a county jail inmate proceeding pro se, has requested that this action be 

dismissed. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a), the court will honor plaintiff‟s request.

Plaintiff has also requested that the court refund the filing fee pain in connection with this 

action. “Filing fees are part of the costs of litigation.” Lucien v. DeTella, 141 F.3d 773, 775 (7th 

Cir. 1998). Prisoner cases are no exception. The Prison Litigation Reform Act (“PLRA”) has no 

provision for return of fees that are partially paid or for cancellation of the remaining fee. See

Goins v. Decaro, 241 F.3d 260, 261-62 (2d Cir. 2001) (inmates who proceeded pro se and in 

forma pauperis were not entitled to refund of appellate fees or to cancellation of indebtedness for 

unpaid appellate fees after they withdrew their appeals). In fact, “[a] congressional objective in 

enacting the PLRA was to „mak[e] all prisoners seeking to bring lawsuits or appeals feel the 

deterrent effect created by liability for filing fees.‟” Goins, 241 F.3d at 261. Accordingly, the 

court will deny plaintiff‟s request for a refund of the filing fee in this action.

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff‟s request to voluntarily dismiss this action (Doc. No. 7) is granted;

2. Plaintiff‟s request for a refund of the filing fee (Doc. No. 7) is denied; and

3. This action is dismissed.

Dated: April 6, 2015

DAD:9:mp

pree1955.59

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