Aery v. Arhart
- Katherine Menendez
- 0:21-cv-02375
- U.S. District Court · District of Minnesota
- 2
In Aery v. Arhart, Judge Thorson denied James Paul Aery’s request for court funding of litigation costs.
The ruling directly affects James Paul Aery’s request for court funding of litigation expenses; it does not award him money or impose relief on Defendant Joshua Arhart.
What happened
In Aery v. Arhart, James Paul Aery asked the court for an emergency injunction requiring it to provide resources for litigation expenses, including phone calls and envelopes.
The court explained that permission to proceed without paying filing fees does not require the court to pay a civil litigant’s discovery or other case-related costs. It denied Aery’s request for the court to finance his litigation.
Judge Thorson signed the July 20, 2022 order denying the emergency injunction request.
The detailed version
- Aery v. Arhart · No. 0:21-cv-02375
- Katherine Menendez
- July 20, 2022
Background
James Paul Aery moved for an emergency injunction on July 18, 2022. He asked the court to arrange sufficient resources to cover litigation costs, including phone calls and envelopes. The court had previously allowed him to proceed without paying filing fees under the federal filing-fee waiver statute.
Court’s Analysis
The court explained that permission to proceed without paying filing fees does not require a court to pay a party’s discovery costs or other expenses associated with a civil case. The court relied on decisions recognizing that federal courts generally may not commit federal funds to pay the necessary expenses of an indigent civil litigant’s action.
Ruling
The court denied Aery’s injunctive request that the court finance the costs of his litigation. Becky R. Thorson, a United States magistrate judge, signed the order.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.