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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

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

DONALD B. DESHOTELS, 

BOP #77974-098 

Civil No. 11-1184 LAB (RBB)

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

AND DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT

PREJUDICE

[ECF No. 2]

 vs.

FERNANDO A. ARRIOLA,

Defendant.

 

Plaintiff, an inmate currently incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, located

in San Diego, California, and proceeding pro se, has filed a civil action pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983. Plaintiff has not prepaid the $350 filing fee mandated by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a); instead,

he has filed a Motion to Proceed In Forma Pauperis (“IFP”) pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)

[ECF No. 2].

I.

MOTION TO PROCEED IFP

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 $350. See 28

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U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed despite a party’s failure to pay only if the party is

granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”) 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). “Under the PLRA, all prisoners who file IFP civil actions must pay the

full amount of the filing fee,” regardless of whether the action is ultimately dismissed for any

reason. See Taylor v. Delatoore, 281 F.3d 844, 847 (9th Cir. 2002) (citing 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(b)(1) & (2)).

In order to comply with the PLRA, prisoners seeking leave to proceed IFP must also

submit a “certified copy of the trust fund account statement (or institutional equivalent) for the

prisoner for the 6-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint....” 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(a)(2). From the certified trust account statement, the Court assesses an initial payment

of 20% of (a) the average monthly deposits in the account for the past six months, or (b) the

average monthly balance in the account for the past six months, whichever is greater, unless the

prisoner has no assets. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), (4); see Taylor, 281 F.3d at 850. Thereafter,

the institution having custody of the prisoner must collectsubsequent payments, assessed at 20%

of the preceding month’s income, in any month in which the prisoner’s account exceeds $10, and

forward those payments to the Court until the entire filing fee is paid. See 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(b)(2). 

In this matter, Plaintiff has submitted a certified copy of his inmate trust account that

shows an average monthly deposits of $2550.00 and average daily balance of $528.66. If the

Court were to calculate an initial partial filing fee, it would exceed the civil filing fee that is

owed to commence this action. Thus, due to Plaintiff’s ability to pay the filing fee, Plaintiff’s

Motion to Proceed IFP is DENIED.

II.

CONCLUSION AND ORDER

For the reasons set forth above, IT IS ORDERED that:

(1) Plaintiff’s Motion to Proceed IFP [ECF No. 2] is DENIED.

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 Plaintiff is cautioned that if he chooses to proceed further with this action by paying the full 1

civil filing fee required by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a), the complaint he has already submitted will be screened

and may be dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b); see Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 446 (9th

Cir. 2000) (discussing sua sponte screening required by 28 U.S.C.§ 1915A(b)). 

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(2) This action is DISMISSED without prejudice for failure to prepay the $350 filing

fee mandated by 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a).

(3) Plaintiff if GRANTED forty five (45) days from the date this Order is Filed to pay

the entire $350 filing fee. If Plaintiff fails to pay the $350 filing fee in full within 45 days, this

action shall remain closed without further Order of the Court.1

DATED: August 10, 2011

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

United States District Judge

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