Opinion
22-cv-217-wmc
04-18-2022
KARI MERO and JASON SMITH, Plaintiffs, v. JUDGE JAMES ISAACSON and JUDGE STEVEN GIBBS, Defendants.
ORDER
PETER OPPENEER MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiffs Kari Mero and Jason Smith have filed a proposed civil complaint. Plaintiff Jason Smith has not paid the $402 filing fee nor asked for leave to proceed without prepayment of fees or costs. In the event that plaintiff Smith wishes to proceed without prepayment of the filing fee, the enclosed petition and affidavit must be completed to determine whether he qualifies as indigent.
Effective December 1, 2020, the total fee for filing a civil action is $402 (the $350 statutory fee plus the $52 miscellaneous administrative fee).
ORDER
IT IS ORDERED that plaintiff Jason Smith may have until May 9, 2022, in which to either pay the $402 filing fee or to submit an affidavit of indigency and return it to the court. If, by May 9, 2022, plaintiff fails to respond to this order, I will assume that plaintiff wishes to withdraw from this action voluntarily.