Case Name: Rafael A. RUIZGARCIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 2003-06-17
Citations: 68 F. App'x 197
Docket Number: No. 02-5181
Parties: Rafael A. RUIZGARCIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.
Judges: 
Reporter: West's Federal Appendix
Volume: 68
Pages: 197–198

Head Matter:
Rafael A. RUIZGARCIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 02-5181.
United States Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit.
June 17, 2003.

Opinion:
ON MOTION
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
ORDER
Rafael A. RuizGarcia moves for reconsideration of the court's order dismissing his appeal for failure to pay the filing fee. The United States has not responded. RuizGarcia moves for leave to proceed in forma pauperis.
RuizGarcia is presently incarcerated. Pursuant to the Prisoner Litigation Reform Act of 1995, this court may not authorize the prosecution of an appeal by a prisoner without the prepayment of fees. 28 U.S.C. § 1915. A prisoner is no longer afforded the alternative of proceeding without payment of filing fees, but must, in time, pay the $105 filing fee in its entirety. When funds exist, an initial partial payment must be made consisting of 20 percent of the greater of (a) the average monthly deposits to the prisoner's account or (b) the average monthly balance in the prisoner's account for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the notice of appeal. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Thereafter, the prisoner is required to make monthly payments of 20 percent of the preceding month's income credited to the prisoner's account. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). The agency with custody of the prisoner must forward payments from the prisoner's account each time the amount in the account exceeds $10 until the $105 filing fee is paid in full. Id.
RuizGarcia has filed a supplemental in forma pauperis form for prisoners authorizing the disbursement of funds from his prison account to pay the court's $105 filing fee. By separate letter, the custodian of RuizGarcia's prison account has been directed to make the necessary arrangements to forward the filing fee to the court.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED THAT:
(1) RuizGarcia's motion for reconsideration is granted. The dismissal order is vacated, the mandate is recalled, and the petition for review is reinstated.
(2) RuizGarcia's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is denied.
(2) RuizGarcia's appeal will proceed upon receipt of the initial partial payment.