Legal Opinion
Samonte v. Frank
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided October 30, 2007No. Civ. 05-00507 HG-KSCPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO CORRECT FILING FEES
HELEN GILLMOR, Chief District Judge.
Pro se Plaintiff Lael Samonte has filed a Motion to Correct Filing Fees. Samonte protests the manner in which prison officials are now garnishing funds in his prison trust account to satisfy court orders granting Samonte in forma pauperis (“IFP”) status and directing collection and payment of filing fees when funds are available in several of his prisoner civil rights actions. 1 See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b). Samonte asks that the funds be withdrawn sequentially, rather than simultaneously, so that he may retain some of…
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