Can a plaintiff proceed in a civil action if they fail to prepay the entire filing fee?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Bradshaw v. Trump, Case No. 1:18-cv-01415-DAD-EPG (E.D. Cal. 2018):
A civil action may proceed despite a failure to prepay the entire filing fee only if the party initiating the action is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis. See Rodriguez v. Cook, 169 F.3d 1176, 1177 (9th Cir. 1999). The decision whether to grant leave to proceed in forma pauperis is in the sound discretion of the court. See Calif. Men's Colony v. Rowland, 939 F.2d
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