Ponce v. Hanford Police Department K-9 Unit

Filing 4

ORDER GRANTING #2 Motion to Proceed IFP signed by Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe on 09/07/2021. (Attachments: #1 IFP Application) (Flores, E)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DAVID PONCE,

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Case No. 1:21-cv-01110-AWI-BAM
Plaintiff,

v.
HANFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT K-9
UNIT,
Defendant.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO
PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS
(Doc. 2)
ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF
INMATE FILING FEE BY KINGS COUNTY
JAIL

Plaintiff David Ponce (“Plaintiff”) is a county jail inmate proceeding pro se in this civil
rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983.
On July 22, 2021, Plaintiff filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28
U.S.C. § 1915, together with a statement of his inmate account at the Kings County Jail. (Doc.
2.) 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 (20%) of the preceding month’s income credited to Plaintiff’s trust
account. Kings County Jail is required to send to the Clerk of the Court payments from Plaintiff’s
trust account each time the amount 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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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis, (Doc. 2), is GRANTED;

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2. The Sheriff of Kings County Jail or his 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

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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 the Kings County Jail, via the

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Court’s electronic case filing system (CM/ECF); 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.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated:

/s/ Barbara

September 7, 2021

A. McAuliffe

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UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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