David Hightower v. State of Missouri, et al.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri ordered Plaintiff David Hightower to pay an initial appellate filing fee of $8.20. The fee was calculated on remand from the Eighth Circuit under Henderson v. Norris after Plaintiff failed to provide an updated prison account statement.

Holdings

1. Because Plaintiff did not provide the requested updated prison account statement, the court could calculate the initial partial appellate filing fee using the available information; $8.20 was a reasonable amount.

Questions Presented

1. What initial partial appellate filing fee should be assessed when the plaintiff fails to provide the requested prison account statement?
2. Whether $8.20 was a reasonable initial partial appellate filing fee based on the available account information.

Disposition

other