Conklin v. Fladager et al

Filing 3

ORDER GRANTING 2 Motion to Proceed IFP; ORDER DIRECTING Payment of Inmate Filing Fee, signed by Magistrate Judge Gary S. Austin on 05/12/2015. Copy of this order and IFP Application served on Sac-Financial and Sheriff of Stanislaus County) (Attachments: # 1 IFP Application) (Martin-Gill, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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ANTHONY CONKLIN,

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Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER GRANTING IN FORMA
PAUPERIS APPLICATION

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1:15-cv-00707---GSA

BRIDGET FLADAGER, and BRANDON
BERTRAM,

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF
INMATE FILING FEE

Defendants.

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(ECF No. 2)
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Plaintiff Anthony Conklin (“Plaintiff”), proceeding pro se while incarcerated in Stanislaus
County Jail, has filed a complaint in this action along with an application to proceed in forma
pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.)
Regarding his application to proceed in forma pauperis, Plaintiff has made the requisite
showing under 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). Accordingly, his application to proceed in forma pauperis is
GRANTED. However, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), Plaintiff remains obligated to pay the
statutory filing fee of $400.00 for this action when funds exist in his inmate trust account.
Accordingly, Plaintiff shall make monthly payments in the amount of twenty percent (20%) of the
preceding month’s income credited to his trust account. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). The Stanislaus
County Sheriff’s Department, or its designee, is required to send payments from Plaintiff’s trust
account to the Clerk of this Court each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00, until the

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statutory filing fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).

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As to the status of his complaint, Plaintiff is advised that pursuant to 28 U.S.C.

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§ 1915(e)(2), the court must conduct an initial review of every pro se complaint to determine

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whether it is legally sufficient under the applicable pleading standards. The court must dismiss a

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complaint, or portion thereof, if the court determines that the complaint is legally frivolous or

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malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks monetary relief from a

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defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). If the court determines that

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the complaint fails to state a claim, leave to amend may be granted to the extent that the

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deficiencies in the complaint can be cured by amendment. Plaintiff’s complaint will be screened

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in due course.

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ORDER
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 Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department, or its designee, shall collect

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payments from Plaintiff’s trust account in an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of the

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preceding month’s income credited to the trust account, and, each time the amount in the account

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exceeds $10.00, forward those payments to the Clerk of this Court in accordance with 28 U.S.C. §

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1915(b)(2), until a total of $400.00 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 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 Sheriff of Stanislaus County, 250 E. Hackett

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Road, Modesto, California 95358; and

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4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the Financial
Department, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Fresno Division.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

May 12, 2015

/s/ Gary S. Austin
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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