OLIVARES v. MARSHALL

Nos. 94-15518, 94-15526.

59 F.3d 109 (1995)

Steve OLIVARES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Charles D. MARSHALL, Warden, J. Hixon and D. Helsel, Defendants-Appellees. James F. STEHOUWER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael HENNESSEY, Sheriff; Sergeant Nelson; Deputy Gee; Deputy Antram; Deputy Williams; and Internal Affairs, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 26, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford Jay Rosen, Rosen, Bien & Asaro, San Francisco, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

James M. Humes, Deputy Atty. Gen., San Francisco, CA, for appellees-amicus Marshall, et al.; Matthew D. Davis, Deputy City Atty., San Francisco, CA, for defendants-appellees Hennessey, et al.

Before: GOODWIN, FARRIS and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges.


GOODWIN, Circuit Judge:

James Stehouwer and Steve Olivares submitted to the district court unrelated pro se civil rights complaints under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Both moved the court for permission to proceed in forma pauperis, without prepayment of filing fees, under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a) which permits a district court to waive the customary $120 filing fee upon a finding that the plaintiff is unable to pay. In a joint...

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