Lawson v. Department of Justice et al

Filing 11

ORDER Granting 8 Motion to Proceed IFP and ORDER Directing Payment of Inmate Filing Fee by USP-Lee signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 06/05/2014. (Attachments: # 1 IFP Application) (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RONALD JEROME LAWSON,
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Plaintiff,
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v.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al.,
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Defendants.
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1:14-cv-00576-GSA-PC
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
(Doc. 8.)
and
ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT
OF INMATE FILING FEE BY
USP-LEE

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Plaintiff is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to 403 U.S. 388 (1971) and has

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

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the showing required by § 1915(a) and accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will

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be granted. Plaintiff is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28

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U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff is obligated to make monthly payments in the amount of twenty

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percent of the preceding month’s income credited to plaintiff’s trust account. The United States

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Penetentiary-Lee (USP-Lee) is required to send to the Clerk of the Court payments from

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plaintiff’s account each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00, until the statutory filing

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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:
1. Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED;
2. The Warden of USP-Lee or his/her designee shall collect payments from

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plaintiff’s prison trust account in an amount equal to twenty per cent (20%) of

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the preceding month’s income credited to the prisoner’s trust account and shall

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forward 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 total of

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

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payments shall be clearly identified by the name and number assigned to this

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

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in forma pauperis application on the Warden of USP Lee, P.O. Box 900, Jonesville,

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VA 24263; and
4. The Clerk of the 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

IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

June 5, 2014

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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