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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 

MICHAEL TYRONE SHANNON, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

DR. IKEGBU et al., 

Defendants. 

No. 2:18-cv-0161-EFB P 

ORDER 

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel in an action brought under 42 

U.S.C. § 1983. On February 27, 2019, the court granted plaintiff’s request for leave to proceed in 

forma pauperis, obligating him to pay the filing fee in full through monthly payments. ECF No. 

7; 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). On March 2, 2020, plaintiff requested that the court dismiss his case 

and “to be exempt from the filing fee.” ECF No. 20. 

Plaintiff’s request must be denied. If plaintiff no longer wishes to pursue this action, he 

may voluntarily dismiss it without prejudice by filing a notice of dismissal in accordance with 

Rule 41(a)(1)(A) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Even if plaintiff chooses to voluntarily 

dismiss this action, he remains obligated to pay the entire filing fee “in increments,” Williams v. 

Paramo, 775 F.3d 1182, 1185 (9th Cir. 2015); see also 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) & (2); Taylor v. 

Delatoore, 281 F.3d 844, 847 (9th Cir. 2002) (“Under the PLRA, all prisoners who file IFP civil 

actions must pay the full amount of the filing fee.”). 

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiff’s March 2, 2020 request (ECF No. 

20) is denied. If plaintiff no longer wishes to pursue this action, he may voluntarily dismiss it 

without prejudice by filing a notice of dismissal in accordance with Rule 41(a)(1)(A) of the 

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 

DATED: March 9, 2020.

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