Carrea v. State of California et al

Filing 4

ORDER Granting 3 Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 7/9/2010. (Esteves, C)

Carrea v. State of California et al

Doc. 4

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 8 CHRISTOPHER CARREA, 9 10 Plaintiff, 11 v. 12 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et. al., 13 14 Defendants. 15 16 Plaintiff Christopher Carrea, is a prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 17 and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Plaintiff has 18 made the showing required by § 1915(a) and accordingly, the request to proceed in forma 19 pauperis will be granted. Plaintiff is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this 20 action. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff is obligated to make monthly payments in the amount 21 of twenty percent of the preceding month's income credited to plaintiff's trust account. The 22 California Department of Corrections or his designee is required to send to the Clerk of the Court 23 payments from plaintiff's account each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00, until the 24 statutory filing fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). 25 In accordance with the above and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS HEREBY 26 ORDERED that: 27 1. Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED; 28 1
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2. The Director of the California Department of Corrections or his designee shall collect payments from plaintiff's prison trust account in an amount equal to twenty per cent (20%) of the preceding month's income credited to the prisoner's trust account and shall forward those payments to the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), until a total of $350.00 has been collected and forwarded to the Clerk of the Court. The payments shall be clearly identified by the name and number assigned to this action. 3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order and a copy of plaintiff's in forma pauperis application on the Director of the California Department of Corrections via the electronic case filing system (CM/ECF). 4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the Financial Department, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Fresno Division.

IT IS SO ORDERED. Dated:

July 9, 2010

/s/ Gary S. Austin UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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