Cook v. Stanislaus et al

Filing 8

ORDER GRANTING 7 Motion to Proceed IFP and ORDER DIRECTING Payment of Inmate Filing Fee by Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department, signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis L. Beck on 12/12/2014. (Copy of this order mailed to Stanislaus County Sheriffs Department pursuant to Order.) (Attachment: # 1 IFP Motion) (Marrujo, C).

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1:14-cv-01656-LJO-DLB-(PC)

JAMES THOMAS COOK,
Plaintiff,

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ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
(Document # 7)

v.
STANISLAUS COUNTY, et al.,
Defendants.

and

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ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT
OF INMATE FILING FEE BY STANISLAUS
COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

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Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983 and has requested

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leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 1915. Plaintiff has made the showing

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required by ' 1915(a) and accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted.

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Plaintiff is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C.

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' 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff is obligated to make monthly payments in the amount of twenty percent of

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the preceding month=s income credited to plaintiff=s trust account. The Stanislaus County

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Sheriff’s Department is required to send to the Clerk of the Court payments from plaintiff=s

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account each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00, until the statutory filing fee is paid

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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
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ORDERED that:

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

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2. The Sheriff of the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department or his designee

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shall collect payments from plaintiff=s prison trust account in an amount equal to

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twenty per cent (20%) of the preceding month=s income credited to the prisoner=s

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trust account and shall forward those payments to the Clerk of the Court each time

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

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until a 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 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

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plaintiff=s in forma pauperis application on the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department at
200 East Hackett Rd., Modesto, CA 95358.
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Department, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division.
5. Within sixty (60) days of the date of service of this order, plaintiff shall submit a

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

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:

/s/ Dennis

December 12, 2014

L. Beck

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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