Lancaster v. Ligon

Opinion

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS CENTRAL DIVISION

JAMES PATRICK LANCASTER PLAINTIFF

No. 4:20-cv-407-DPM

STARK LIGON, CATHLEEN COMPTON, EDWARD ADCOCK, DANIEL HANCOCK, MIKE LANCASTER, BRYCE BREWER DEFENDANTS

ORDER Lancaster’s motion for a refund of the civil filing fee, Doc. 54, is denied. (The Court retains jurisdiction on this collateral issue even though Lancaster has appealed on the merits. FutureFuel Chem. Co. v. Lonza, Inc., 756 F.3d 641, 648 (8th Cir. 2014).) The obligation to pay a filing free accrues when a litigant files a complaint with the court. 28 U.S.C. § 1914(a). “There is no refund of a filing fee just because an appellant, petitioner, or other seeker of judicial review is dissatisfied with the outcome of his quest, whether that outcome is defeat on the merits or a refusal, for jurisdictional or other reasons, even to consider the merits.” Bell v. Clark, 194 F.3d 781, 782 (7th Cir. 1999). So Ordered. 4nstolh p. D.P. Marshall Jr. United States District Judge 2! Aveyst Aro