What is the test for paying the filing fee in a civil action?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Overton v. Cal. Health Care Facility, No. 2:20-cv-0854 DB P (E.D. Cal. 2020):
In order to proceed with a civil action, plaintiff is required to either pay the filing fee or be granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See 28 U.S.C. 1914(a), 1915(a); see also Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). Plaintiff has not paid the filing fee or sought leave to proceed in forma pauperis in this action. By order dated May 5, 2020, plaintiff
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