Pinson v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

Filing 13

ORDER Granting Motion to Proceed in Forma Pauperis and ORDER Directing Payment of Inmate Filing Fee by USP Florence, signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 3/10/14. (Attachments: # 1 IFP Motion) (Verduzco, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1:13-cv-01821-MJS (PC)

JEREMY PINSON,
Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

v.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS,

(ECF Nos. 6, 10)

Defendant.
and

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ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT
OF INMATE FILING FEE BY USP
FLORENCE

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Plaintiff is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 1331 and

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has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 1915.

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Plaintiff has made the showing required by ' 1915(a) and accordingly, the request to

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proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. Plaintiff is obligated to pay the statutory filing

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fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. ' 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff is obligated to make

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monthly payments in the amount of twenty percent of the preceding month=s income

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credited to Plaintiff=s trust account. USP Florence is required to send to the Clerk of the

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Court payments from Plaintiff=s account each time the amount in the account exceeds

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$10.00, until the statutory filing fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. ' 1915(b)(2).
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In accordance with the above and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED;

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2. USP Florence shall collect payments from Plaintiff=s prison trust

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account in an amount equal to twenty per cent (20%) of the preceding

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month=s income credited to the prisoner=s trust account and shall forward

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those payments to the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in the

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account exceeds $10.00, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. ' 1915(b)(2), until a

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total of $350.00 has been collected and forwarded to the Clerk of the Court.

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The payments shall be clearly identified by the name and number assigned

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to this action.
3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order and a copy

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of Plaintiff=s in forma pauperis application on USP Florence, via the United States
Postal Service.
4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the

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Financial Department, United States District Court, Eastern District of California,
Sacramento Division.
5. Within sixty (60) days of the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall

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submit a certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six-month
period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint, if Plaintiff has not already
done so.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

March 10, 2014

/s/

Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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