UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT JAY HYMAS, DBA Dosmen Farms, No. 20-35733

Plaintiff-Appellant, D.C. No. 4:20-cv- 05036-SMJ v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE OPINION INTERIOR,

Defendant-Appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington Salvador Mendoza, Jr., District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted June 8, 2023 Seattle, Washington

Filed July 12, 2023 Before: Michael Daly Hawkins, Carlos T. Bea, and Daniel A. Bress, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Bea 2 HYMAS V. USDOI

SUMMARY *

Filing Fees

The panel affirmed the district court’s decision ordering pro se plaintiff Jay Hymas to pay a partial filing fee in his civil action against the U.S. Department of the Interior. Plaintiff, an unemployed non-prisoner with approximately $1,000 in cash, filed an application to proceed in forma pauperis (IFP