Richard A. Zaun and Lois Jean Zaun v. James Dobbin

Plaintiffs-appellants, Richard A. Zaun and his wife Lois Jean Zaun brought this Bivens -type action, 1 alleging that the defendants, James Dobbin, T. Byron, Anton R. Valukas, James Fanning, and the United States Government conspired to deprive them of their federal civil rights. Plaintiffs, who are proceeding pro se, paid the $15 filing fee upon commencing this action in the district court. Claiming, however, to be indigent and therefore unable to pay subsequent court costs plaintiffs filed a petition in which they requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.…