Leon Jovani Banks v. Robert Rymarcik, et al.

Summary

The court assesses plaintiff Leon Jovani Banks an initial partial filing-fee payment of $1.57 under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). It directs him to pay or explain his inability to pay by May 11, 2026, and warns that failure to do so may result in dismissal without prejudice.

Holdings

1. Even when a prisoner litigant qualifies for indigent status, the litigant must pay an initial partial portion of the filing fee under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1).
2. Plaintiff was assessed an initial partial payment of $1.57.

Questions Presented

1. Whether plaintiff qualified to proceed without prepaying the full filing fee while remaining subject to the Prison Litigation Reform Act's initial partial-payment requirement.
2. What amount plaintiff was required to pay as an initial partial filing-fee payment before the action could proceed.

Disposition

other