24 BK 03127
In this chapter 13 case, the Debtor filed an application to proceed without prepaying fees and costs.  The court denied the application, relying on 7th Circuit precedent that held absent extraordinary circumstances, chapter 13 debtors are ineligible to proceed in forma pauperis. The court noted that before a chapter 13 plan can be confirmed, a debtor has to pay filing fees left unpaid from prior cases as required by 11 U.S.C. § 1325(a)(2).