Stephens v. Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department et al

Filing 4

ORDER Granting Application To Proceed In Forma Pauperis (Document# 2 ), and Order Directing Payment Of Inmate Filing Fee By Stanislaus County Public Safety Center, signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 3/24/2016. (Attachments: # 1 Plaintiff's IFP application) (Fahrney, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1:16-cv-00360 MJS (PC)

JESSICA STEPHENS,
Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
(Document# 2)

v.
STANISLAUS COUNTY SHERIFF’S
DEPARTMENT, et al. ,

and

Defendant.

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT
OF INMATE FILING FEE BY STANISLAUS
COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER

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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 Stanislaus County Public Safety Center 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.

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28 U.S.C.

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' 1915(b)(2).
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 Director of the Stanislaus County Public Safety Center or his

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designee shall collect payments from plaintiff=s prison trust account in an

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amount equal to twenty per cent (20%) of the preceding month=s income

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credited to the prisoner=s trust account and shall forward those payments to

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the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00,

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

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

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of plaintiff=s in forma pauperis application on the Director of the Stanislaus County
Public Safety Center, via the court's electronic case filing system (CM/ECF).
4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the

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Financial Department, U.S.
Sacramento Division.

5. Within sixty (60) days of the date of service of this order, plaintiff shall

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District Court, Eastern District of California,

submit a certified copy of her 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:

March 24, 2016

/s/

Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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