Legal Opinion
Khalid Alexander v. Carson Adult High School Jim Padgett, Executive Officer Karen Owen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 26, 1993No. 93-15522PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:
Khalid Alexander appeals the district court’s dismissal of his action for failure to pay a five dollar partial filing fee. We review the district court’s decision to impose a partial fee pursuant to the in forma pauperis statute, 28 U.S.C. § 1915, for an abuse of discretion. See O’Loughlin v. Doe, 920 F.2d 614, 616 (9th Cir.1990). Although “[district courts enjoy wide discretion in deciding whether a partial fee is fair and appropriate in a particular case,” Johnson v. Kemp, 781 F.2d 1570, 1571 (11th Cir.1986) (finding abuse of discretion), that discretion is not…
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