Yartz v. Coalinga State Hospital et al

Filing 4

ORDER GRANTING 2 Motion to Proceed IFP signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 10/5/2017. (Attachments: # 1 IFP Motion) (Sant Agata, S)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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Case No. 1:17-cv-01305-EPG (PC)

NORMAN EUGENE YARTZ,
Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
(ECF NO. 2)

v.
COALINGA STATE HOSPITAL, et al.,

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Defendants.

and

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ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT
OF INMATE FILING FEE BY FRESNO
COUNTY SHERIFF

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Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and has requested

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leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. ' 1915 (ECF No. 2). Plaintiff has made

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the showing required by § 1915(a) and, accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will

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be granted. Plaintiff is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28

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U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff is obligated to make monthly payments in the amount of twenty

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percent of the preceding month=s income credited to Plaintiff=s trust account. The Fresno County

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Sheriff is required to send to the Clerk of Court payments from Plaintiff=s account each time the

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amount in the account exceeds $10.00, until the statutory filing fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C.

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§ 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 Fresno County Sheriff or 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 Court each time the amount in the account exceeds

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$10.00, 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 Court. The payments shall be clearly

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identified by the name and number assigned to this action.

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3. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve a copy of this order and a copy of Plaintiff=s

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application to proceed in forma pauperis on the Fresno County Jail, via the Court's

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electronic case filing system (CM/ECF).
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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 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:

October 5, 2017

/s/
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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