Bautista v. Experian

2 FILED IN THE U.S. DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON 3 Aug 04, 2022 SEAN F. MCAVOY, CLERK 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON TRACEY BAUTISTA, NO. 1:22-CV-3085-TOR 8 Plaintiff, ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITHOUT 9 v. PREJUDICE EXPERIAN, Defendant.

13 BEFORE THE COURT is Plaintiff’s Complaint and the Clerk’s Notice of Deficient Filing. ECF Nos. 1, 3. The Court has reviewed the record and files herein and is fully informed. For the reasons discussed below, this action is dismissed without prejudice.

17 On June 22, 2022, Plaintiff filed a pro se complaint against Experian under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681, without payment of the mandatory filing fee or the filing of an application to proceed in forma pauperis.

20 On that same date, Plaintiff was advised of this deficiency and was advised that the case was subject to dismissal if the filing fee or appropriate application to proceed in forma pauperis was not filed by July 6, 2022. ECF No. 3.

3 To date, Plaintiff has not complied with the filing fee or application to proceed in forma pauperis.

5 Parties filing actions in the United States District Court are required to pay filing fees. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed without the immediate payment of a filing fee only upon granting of in forma pauperis status. See 28 8 U.S.C. § 1915. Failure to pay the statutory filing fee will result in dismissal of the action without prejudice. See Olivares v. Marshall, 59 F.3d 109, 112 (9th Cir. 1995) (district court has authority to dismiss without prejudice prisoner complaint for failure to pay partial filing fee); In re Perroton, 958 F.2d 889, 890 (9th Cir. 1992) (affirming dismissal of appeal of pro se litigant for failure to pay required filing fees).

14 ACCORDINGLY, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED: 15 This action is DISMISSED without prejudice for failing to pay the filing fee or filing a properly completed Application to Proceed In Forma Pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a) and 1915(a).

18 // // // 1 The District Court Executive is directed to enter this Order, enter judgment 2|| accordingly, furnish a copy to Plaintiff at her address of record, and CLOSE the file.

4 DATED August 4, 2022.

6 =— THOMAS ex <= United States District Judge