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Filing Fee Assessed in Dismissed Appeal

The court of appeals for the fifth circuit held that under the PLRA prisoner litigants remain responsible for appellate filing fees in cases where the appeal is eventually dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. The court held that under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) prisoners are liable for the filing fee upon ...

 

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