William Wentworth Foster v. Forest Hanna and Other Unknown Circuit Clerks and Judges

Eighth Circuit

William Wentworth Foster v. Forest Hanna and Other Unknown Circuit Clerks and Judges

786 F.2d 1341, 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 23572

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit·Decided March 31, 1986·No. 85-2168·Published·Cited by 1 cases

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PER CURIAM.

William Wentworth Foster appeals from an order of the district court for the Western District of Missouri dismissing his pro se civil rights action for failure to pay the first installment of a $56.48 partial filing fee imposed as a condition for ■ granting Foster leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The propriety of the partial filing fee requirement presently used in the district courts for the Western District of Missouri has been analyzed and disapproved, in part, [1342]*1342in an opinion we announced today, In Re: Jewell Williamson, 786 F.2d 1336 (8th Cir.1986). As the issue in this case is identical, we reverse and remand for a hearing and imposition of a fee, if justified, consistent with the standards set forth in Williamson.

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PER CURIAM.

William Wentworth Foster appeals from an order of the district court for the Western District of Missouri dismissing his pro se civil rights action for failure to pay the first installment of a $56.48 partial filing fee imposed as a condition for ■ granting Foster leave to proceed in forma pauperis. The propriety of the partial filing fee requirement presently used in the district courts for the Western District of Missouri has been analyzed and disapproved, in part, [1342]*1342in an opinion we announced today, In Re: Jewell Williamson, 786 F.2d 1336 (8th Cir.1986). As the issue in this case is identical, we reverse and remand for a hearing and imposition of a fee, if justified, consistent with the standards set forth in Williamson.

William Wentworth Foster v. Forest Hanna and Other Unknown Circuit Clerks and Judges, 786 F.2d 1341, 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 23572 (8th Cir. 1986).

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