Merritte v. Templeton

ORDER

The district court dismissed Calvin Mer-itte’s civil-rights lawsuit on the ground that he failed to pay a filing fee or show that he was unable to pay. The court also denied Merritte’s post-judgment motion to vacate the dismissal. Merritte appeals; because Merritte told the district court that he received over $5,000 after he filed suit but had no financial obligations, it permissibly concluded that Merritte was able to afford the filing fee, so we affirm the judgment.

In 2010 Merritte attempted to file a complaint under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that police officers and employees at a…