City of Bridgewater v. Roth

Roth · United States District Court for the District of South Dakota, Southern Division · March 20, 2026 · No. 4:26-CV-04015-RAL

Summary

The United States District Court for the District of South Dakota denied as moot the Roths’ motion to reconsider the denial of in forma pauperis status. The court explained that the Roths had sufficient income to pay the filing fee and had paid the full $405 fee, making reconsideration unnecessary.

Court
United States District Court for the District of South Dakota, Southern Division
Jurisdiction
United States District Court for the District of South Dakota, Southern Division
Decision date
March 20, 2026
Docket number
4:26-CV-04015-RAL
Disposition
other

Questions Presented

  1. Whether the Roths' motion to reconsider the denial of in forma pauperis status should be granted after they supplied no new financial information and paid the full filing fee.

Holdings

  1. The motion to reconsider was denied because the Roths had the ability to pay the $405 filing fee, had supplied no different information, and had already paid the fee; the order's title characterized the motion as moot.

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