Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Effective March 15, 2021, and consistent with 28 U.S.C. §1915(b)(1), any prisoner who brings a civil action in forma pauperis will be required to pay the $350 statutory filing fee, even if the case is dismissed—voluntarily or by the court—prior to the court screening the complaint. Prisoners who cannot pay the full fee at once will be required to make monthly payments as described in §1915(b)(2).