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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 13:56:54+00:00

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Any party instituting a civil action, suit or proceeding in a district court of the United States, other than a writ of habeas corpus, must pay a filing fee of $350. See 28 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). However, Plaintiff has not prepaid the $350 filing fee required to commence a civil action; nor has he submitted a Motion to Proceed IFP. Therefore, the case must be dismissed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a).
Pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act ("PLRA"), 28 U.S.C. § 1915A, the Court is obligated to review complaints filed by anyone "incarcerated or detained in any facility who is accused of, sentenced for, or adjudicated delinquent for, violations of criminal law or the terms or conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or diversionary program," "as soon as practicable after docketing" and regardless of whether the prisoner prepays filing fees or moves to proceed IFP. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(a), (c). The Court must sua sponte dismiss prisoner complaints, or any portions thereof, which are frivolous, malicious, or fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b); Resnick v. Hayes, 213 F.3d 443, 446-47 (9th Cir. 2000).
A complaint is frivolous "where it lacks an arguable basis either in law or in fact." Neitzke v. Williams, 490 U.S. 319, 325 (1989). Here, there is no question that Plaintiff's suit lacks any arguable basis in law, and is therefore frivolous under § 1915A(b)(1). And, to the extent Plaintiff alleges any facts at all, they appear "fanciful," "fantastic," and "delusional" and are clearly baseless. Id. at 328. In fact, Plaintiff's pleading, when considered in light of his pattern of frivolous submissions in this district, may further be classified as "malicious" insofar as it appears to lack good faith and "suggest[s] an intent to vex the defendants or abuse the judicial process." See Crisafi v. Holland, 655 F.2d 1305, 1309 (D.C. Cir. 1981) (a complaint may be inferred to be "malicious" if it suggests an intent to abuse the judicial process by relitigating claims decided in prior cases; or if it threatens violence or contains "disrespectful references to the Court"); accord Aston v. Probst, 217 F.3d 844, 844 (9th Cir. 2000) (table disposition).
For these reasons, the Court dismisses the entirety of Plaintiff's Complaint as frivolous and malicious pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1).
(1) DISMISSES this action sua sponte without prejudice for failing to pay the $350 filing fee or file a Motion to Proceed IFP pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a) and 1915(a).

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