Bryson v. Gerson et al

Filing 4

ORDER GRANTING 3 Motion to Proceed IFP signed by Magistrate Judge Sandra M. Snyder on 1/15/2014. (Attachments: # 1 IFP Motion) (Sant Agata, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WILLIAM M. BRYSON, JR.,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION
TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

v.

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Case No. 1:13-CV-01979-LJO-SMS

SUSAN B. GERSON, et al.,
Defendants.

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(Doc. 3)

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Plaintiff William M. Bryson, Jr., a prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983,

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has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Because Plaintiff

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has made the showing required by § 1915(a), the Court grants his motion to proceed in forma

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pauperis.

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Plaintiff must nonetheless pay the statutory filing fee of $400.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. §
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1915(b)(1). Under the statute, he is obligated to make monthly payments equal to the amount of

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twenty percent (20%) of the previous month's income credited to his prison trust account. The

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Bureau of Prisons is required to send to the Clerk of Court payments from Plaintiff's account each

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time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00, until the statutory filing fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C.

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§ 1915(b)(2).
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Accordingly, the Court hereby ORDERS:

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

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The Director of the United States Bureau of Prisons or his designee shall collect

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payments from Plaintiff's prison trust account in an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of
the preceding month's income credited to Plaintiff's trust account and shall forward those
payments to the Clerk of Court each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00, in

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accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), until a total of $400.00 has been collected and
forwarded to the Clerk of Court. The payments shall be clearly identified by the name and
number assigned to this action.
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The Clerk of 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 Bureau of Prisons via the Court's electronic case
filing system (CM/ECF).

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The Clerk of Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the Financial

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Department, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Fresno Division.
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The Clerk of Court shall not issue new case or service documents until the complaint

has been screened in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915A.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:

January 15, 2014

/s/ Sandra M. Snyder
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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