Merriman v. Telander et al

Filing 11

ORDER DIRECTING MONTHLY PAYMENTS signed by Magistrate Judge Edmund F. Brennan on 2/21/17 ORDERING the Director of the CDC to collect and forward payment from the trust account of Dominique Merriman and forward payment to the court until the bala nce is paid in full. Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order and a copy of plaintiff's signed in forma pauperis affidavit to the Director of the CDC; and the Clerk of the Court is further directed to serve a copy of this order on the Financial Department of the court. (cc CDC, Financial)(Dillon, M)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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DOMINIQUE MERRIMAN,

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No. 2:16-cv-2030-JAM-EFB P

Plaintiff,
v.

ORDER

JAMES TELANDER, et al.,
Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding without counsel and in forma pauperis in an action

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brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302

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pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).

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Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), plaintiff must pay the $350 filing fee required by 28

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U.S.C. § 1914(a). Plaintiff is assessed an initial partial filing fee of 20 percent of the greater of

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(a) the average monthly deposits to plaintiff’s trust account; or (b) the average monthly balance in

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plaintiff’s account for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint. 28

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U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Thereafter, plaintiff must make monthly payments of 20 percent of the

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preceding month’s income credited to his trust account. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).

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The agency having custody of plaintiff is required to forward to the Clerk of the Court the

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initial partial filing fee, if funds exist, as well as payments from plaintiff’s account each time the

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amount in the account exceeds $10, until the filing fee is paid. Id.
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The Clerk of the Court shall serve a copy of this order and a copy of plaintiff’s in forma

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pauperis application upon the Director of the California Department of Corrections and

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Rehabilitation and deliver a copy of this order to the Clerk’s financial division.

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So ordered.

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Dated: February 21, 2017.

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