Krohe v. Steinhardt

Filing 15

ORDER GRANTING 11 Motion to Proceed IFP; ORDER DIRECTING Payment of Inmate Filing Fee by California Department of Corrections, signed by Magistrate Judge Michael J. Seng on 07/28/2017. (60-Day Deadline) (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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1:17-cv-00878-DAD-MJS (PC)

CHRISTOPHER DAVID KROHE,
Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
(Document# 11)

v.
ZANDRA STEINHARDT,
Defendant.

and

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ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT
OF INMATE FILING FEE BY CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil action and has requested leave
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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

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pauperis will be granted. Plaintiff is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for
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this action. 28 U.S.C. ' 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff is obligated to make monthly payments in

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the amount of twenty percent of the preceding month=s income credited to plaintiff=s trust
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account. The California Department of Corrections is required to send to the Clerk of the
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Court payments from plaintiff=s account each time the amount in the account exceeds
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$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
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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 California Department of Corrections 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 California
Department of Corrections, 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 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:

July 28, 2017

/s/

Michael J. Seng

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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