Legal Opinion
Olivares v. Marshall
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1995No. Nos. 94-15518, 94-15526PublishedCited by 291 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:
James Stehouwer and Steve Olivares submitted to the district court unrelated pro se *111civil rights complaints under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Both moved the court for permission to proceed in forma pauperis, without prepayment of filing fees, under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) which permits a district court to waive the customary $120 filing fee upon a finding that the plaintiff is unable to pay. In a joint order, the district court found that both plaintiffs were unable to pay the entire fee, but each could pay a partial fee. The district court accordingly ordered each plaintiff to pay a…
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