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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983cv Civil Rights Act - Civil Action for Deprivation of Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANDREW J. AHLERING, Decedent; 

ANDREW J. AHLERING, II, Next of 

Line Kensington,

Plaintiffs,

v.

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF 

CALIFORNIA d/b/a UC Health f/d/b/a 

UCSD Health Hillcrest, d/b/a UCLA, 

d/b/a UCLA P.D.; JERRALD BROWN, 

Governor; GAVIN NEWSOM, Lt. 

Governor; DOES Dr. 1–100; and 

DOES OTHER 101–1000,,

Defendants.

Case No.: 18-CV-2631 JLS (AGS)

ORDER DISMISSING CIVIL 

ACTION FOR FAILURE TO PAY 

FILING FEES REQUIRED BY

28 U.S.C. § 1914(a)

(ECF No. 1)

On November 16, 2018, Plaintiff Andrew J. Ahlering, II, proceeding pro se, filed a 

Complaint alleging causes of action for ID theft and false imprisonment, medical 

malpractice, conspiracy to commit homicide, and wrongful death arising out of the death 

of his father, Andrew J. Ahlering. See generally ECF No. 1. He seeks injunctive relief 

and damages in an amount not less than $10 million. Id. at Prayer.

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 

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$400.1 See 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). The action may proceed despite a plaintiff’s failure to 

prepay the entire fee only if he is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 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). 

In the nine months since he filed his Complaint, Mr. Ahlering has not paid the 

required $400 filing fee or filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis. Consequently, 

Mr. Ahlering’s Complaint (ECF No. 1) is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for 

failure to pay the requisite filing fee. No later than twenty-one (21) calendar days from the 

date this Order is electronically docketed, Mr. Ahlering must either pay the filing fee or 

move to proceed in forma pauperis.

2 Should Mr. Ahlering fail to pay the filing fee or 

move to proceed in forma pauperis, this action will remain dismissed without 

prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: August 21, 2019

 

1 In addition to the $350 statutory fee, civil litigants must pay an additional administrative fee of $50. See 28 

U.S.C. § 1914(a) (Judicial Conference Schedule of Fees, District Court Misc. Fee Schedule, § 14 (eff. Dec. 1, 

2016). The additional $50 administrative fee does not apply to persons granted leave to proceed IFP. Id.

2 The Court notes that it is also doubtful that it has jurisdiction over Mr. Ahlering’s Complaint, which 

asserts state law causes of action against Defendants that appear to be citizens of California. Should 

Mr. Ahlering choose to pay the filing fee or move to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court will be obligated 

to assess its jurisdiction. See Wilson v. Lynch, 835 F.3d 1083, 1091 (9th Cir. 2016) (“[Courts] have an 

independent obligation ‘to examine jurisdictional issues . . . [sua sponte].’”) (third alteration in original) 

(quoting B.C. v. Plumas Unified Sch. Dist., 192 F.3d 1260, 1264 (9th Cir. 1999)).

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