Local Rule LCvR 3.4: Partial Filing Fees
E.D. Okla. — Civil rule
LCvR 3.4 Partial Filing Fees.
(a) Prisoners allowed to proceed in forma pauperis in civil actions or appeals in civil actions shall be assessed an initial partial filing fee payment and monthly periodic payments until the filing fee is paid in full, as prescribed by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b).
(b) Failure of any applicant to pay the initial partial filing fee or any other payment ordered by the Court by the date specified, to seek a timely extension within which to make the payment, or to show cause in writing for failure to pay by the date specified shall be cause for dismissal of the action without prejudice to refiling. In no event, however, shall an applicant be prohibited from bringing a civil action for the reason that the applicant does not have any assets or present means to pay the initial partial filing fee.
(c) Unless otherwise directed by the Court, service of process will not issue until the applicant has paid the initial partial filing fee ordered by the Court.