Keith Jerome Wright v. Rodriguez, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of California granted Elizabeth Stewart’s request for a refund of the $405 filing fee paid on behalf of Keith Jerome Wright. The court explained that Wright had been reinstated to in forma pauperis status after the Ninth Circuit held that voluntary dismissals cannot count as strikes under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), and directed the court’s Financial Office to issue the refund.

Holdings

1. Because Plaintiff was proceeding in forma pauperis and the filing fee would be collected from his prison trust account, Elizabeth Stewart's request for a refund of the $405 filing fee was granted.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the person who paid Plaintiff's filing fee was entitled to a refund after Plaintiff's in forma pauperis status was reinstated and the fee was to be collected from Plaintiff's prison trust account.

Disposition

other