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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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NOT FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE DISTRICT OF ARIZONA

Corey Demar Shivers, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

Phoenix Police Department, et al., 

Defendants. 

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No. CV 10-1175-PHX-GMS (JRI)

ORDER

Plaintiff Corey Demar Shivers, who is confined in the Fourth Avenue Jail in Phoenix,

Arizona, filed a pro se civil rights Complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which the Court

dismissed with leave to amend. (Doc. 1, 5.) Plaintiff then filed a motion to dismiss this case

without prejudice. (Doc. 7.) In an Order filed on August 18, 2010, the Court construed the

motion as a notice of voluntary dismissal pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(I) of the Federal

Rules of Civil Procedure. (Doc. 9.) Plaintiff has filed a motion to stop litigation fees from

being withdrawn from his inmate trust account for the filing fee for this case. Plaintiff’s

motion will be denied.

Regardless of the status of this case, Plaintiff remains obligated to pay the filing fee

in full. “[I]f a prisoner brings a civil action . . . in forma pauperis, the prisoner shall be

required to pay the full amount of the filing fee.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff became

liable for the filing fee upon the filing of his Complaint in this case. (Doc. 5.) The

subsequent voluntary dismissal of this action does not absolve him of the obligation and

§ 1915 does not provide any authority or mechanism for the Court to excuse Plaintiff from

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having to pay the filing fee in full. 

IT IS ORDERED that Plaintiff’s motion to stop litigation fees is denied. (Doc. 11.)

DATED this 8th day of September, 2010.

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