(PC) Martin v. Mendoza, et al.

Filing 4

ORDER GRANTING 2 Motion to Proceed IFP signed by Magistrate Judge Erica P. Grosjean on 11/18/2022. (Attachments: # 1 IFP Application) (Lundstrom, T)

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Case 1:22-cv-01484-EPG Document 4 Filed 11/21/22 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 12 13 14 15 Case No. 1:22-cv-01484-EPG (PC) JARED ANDREW MARTIN, Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS v. BENJAMIN MENDOZA, et al., (ECF No. 2) Defendants. and 16 ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF INMATE FILING FEE BY MADERA COUNTY SHERIFF 17 18 19 20 Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has requested 21 leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Plaintiff has made the showing 22 required by § 1915(a) and accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. 23 Plaintiff is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. § 24 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff is obligated to make monthly payments in the amount of twenty percent of 25 the preceding month’s income credited to Plaintiff’s trust account. The Sheriff of Madera 26 County, or his or her designee, is required to send to the Clerk of Court payments from Plaintiff’s 27 account each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00, until the statutory filing fee is paid 28 in full. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). 1 Case 1:22-cv-01484-EPG Document 4 Filed 11/21/22 Page 2 of 2 1 2 In accordance with the above and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 3 1. Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. 4 2. The Sheriff of Madera County, or his or her designee, shall collect payments 5 from Plaintiff’s prison trust account in an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of 6 the preceding month’s income credited to the prisoner’s trust account and shall 7 forward those payments to the Clerk of Court each time the amount in the account 8 exceeds $10.00, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), until a total of $350.00 has 9 been collected and forwarded to the Clerk of Court. The payments shall be clearly 10 identified by the name and number assigned to this action. 3. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve a copy of this order and a copy of 11 12 Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis application on the Sheriff of Madera County, via the United 13 States Postal Service. 4. 14 15 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 16 17 18 19 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. IT IS SO ORDERED. 20 21 Dated: November 18, 2022 /s/ UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 2

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