Bovo v. Sanderson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE ANGELA BOVO, CASE NO. 2:25-cv-00626-LK Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING CASE 12 v. 13 ZANE SANDERSON et al., 14 Defendants.

16 This matter comes before the Court sua sponte. Plaintiff Angela Bovo filed a Proposed Complaint for a Civil Case Alleging Breach of Contract before this Court on March 31, 2025. Dkt.

18 No. 1. On April 8, 2025, the Clerk of Court directed Ms. Bovo to correct a number of filing deficiencies. Dkt. No. 4. In particular, the letter noted that Ms. Bovo had failed to either pay the requisite filing fee of $405.00 or submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP”). Id. at 1. The Clerk of Court warned Ms. Bovo that failure to correct this deficiency by May 8, 2025 could result in the dismissal of her case. Id. The Clerk’s notice was sent to Ms. Bovo’s address on file, compare id. with Dkt. No. 1 at 1, but returned as undeliverable, Dkt. Nos. 5, 6.

1 To date, Ms. Bovo has neither paid the filing fee nor filed an IFP application. “A party must pay the Civil Filing Fee when [she] files . . . any civil action except for proceedings in forma pauperis under LCR 3(c) or as otherwise exempted by law.” LCR 3(b); see also 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). An action may proceed without the immediate payment of a filing fee only for parties proceeding IFP. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Absent IFP status, however, failure to pay the filing fee results in dismissal without prejudice. See Olivares v. Marshall, 59 F.3d 109, 112 (9th Cir. 1995); see also, e.g., Tudor v. Biden, 2:24-CV-1150-JNW, 2025 WL 1208257, at *1 (W.D. Wash. Apr.

8 25, 2025). The Court accordingly DISMISSES Ms. Bovo’s complaint without prejudice. Dkt. No. 1. The Clerk is directed to close this case.

10 Dated this 12th day of August, 2025.

11 A 12 Lauren King United States District Judge