Santos v. Mims

Filing 4

ORDER GRANTING 2 Motion to Proceed IFP signed by Magistrate Judge Stanley A. Boone on 2/1/2017. (Attachments: # 1 IFP Motion). (Jessen, A)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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1:17-cv-00134-SAB (PC)

WILLIAM ANTHONY SANTOS, SR.,
Plaintiff,

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

v.
MARGARET MIMS,
Defendant.

and

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ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT
OF INMATE FILING FEE BY FRESNO
COUNTY JAIL

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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.

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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 Fresno County Jail is
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required to send to the Clerk of the Court payments from plaintiff=s account each time the amount
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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 Sheriff of the Fresno County Jail or her designee shall collect payments

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from 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. 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 Fresno County Jail, via the

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court's electronic case filing system (CM/ECF).
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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, Sacramento Division.

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

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certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six-month period immediately

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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:

February 1, 2017

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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