Brian Dickerson v. Youngblood et al

Filing 5

ORDER GRANTING Application to Proceed IFP 4 and ORDER DIRECTING Payment of Inmate Filing Fee By Kern County Sheriff, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 5/1/15. (Attachments: # 1 IFP Application) (Hellings, J)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1:15-cv-00518-GSA (PC)

BRIAN DICKERSON,

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
(Document# 4)

Plaintiff,
v.
DONNY YOUNGBLOOD, et al.,

and

Defendants.

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT
OF INMATE FILING FEE BY KERN
COUNTY SHERIFF

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Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983 and has requested
leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 1915. Plaintiff has made the showing
required by ' 1915(a) and accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted.
Plaintiff is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C.
' 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff is obligated to make monthly payments in the amount of twenty percent of
the preceding month=s income credited to plaintiff=s trust account. The Kern County Sheriff is
required to send to the Clerk of the Court payments from plaintiff=s account each time the amount
in the account exceeds $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. The Kern County Sheriff 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 the

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preceding 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 account

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exceeds $10.00, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. ' 1915(b)(2), until a total of $350.00 has

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been collected and forwarded to the Clerk of the Court. The payments shall be

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clearly identified by the name and number assigned to this action.

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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 Kern County Sheriff at 1350 Norris Road,

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Bakersfield, CA 93308, via the U.S. Mail.
4.

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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.
IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated:
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May 1, 2015

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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