In re Amendment to Rule 39

We are ordering an amendment to Rule 39 respecting proceedings in forma pauperis.

Filings under our paid docket require a not-insubstantial filing fee, currently $300, and compliance with our printing requirements. See Rules 33 and 38. These rules serve as some disincentive to frivolous paid filings. Furthermore, we have the ability to exercise control over the paid docket under Rule 42.2, which provides for award of “just damages and single or double costs” in the case of a frivolous filing. See Hatch v. Reliance Ins. Co., 474 U.S. 1048, 106 S.Ct. 782, 88 L.Ed.2d 761 (1986); Hyde v. Van…