Walker v. Krol
- Haywood Gilliam
- 4:15-cv-05819
- U.S. District Court · Northern District of California
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In Walker v. Krol, Judge Gilliam denied permission to appeal without paying filing fees, revoked Walker’s fee-waiver status, and kept the case closed.
Jeffrey E. Walker’s ability to proceed without paying filing fees on appeal; the case remains closed.
What happened
Walker v. Krol concerns Jeffrey E. Walker’s request to appeal without paying filing fees. The Ninth Circuit referred that request to the district court for consideration.
Before this order, the court had denied Walker’s request to reopen the action four years after it was closed, following supplemental briefing. The court found that his appeal was frivolous.
Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. denied Walker permission to proceed without paying filing fees on appeal and revoked his status allowing him to do so. The case remains closed, and the clerk was ordered to send the order to the Court of Appeals.
The detailed version
- Walker v. Krol · No. 4:15-cv-05819
- Haywood Gilliam
- Jan. 6, 2025
Background
The Ninth Circuit referred Walker’s request to proceed without paying filing fees on appeal to the district court. The district court noted that, in a September 12, 2024 order issued after supplemental briefing, it had denied Walker’s request to reopen the action four years after its closure.
Ruling
The court found that the appeal was frivolous. Under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(3), it denied Walker leave to proceed without paying filing fees on appeal and revoked his existing status allowing him to proceed without paying those fees.
Effect of the Order
The case remains closed. The clerk was directed to transmit a copy of the order to the Court of Appeals, and the order terminated docket entry 70.
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