Davis v. Office of the Public Defender et al

Filing 14

ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Kendall J. Newman on 7/12/2017 DIRECTING MONTHLY PAYMENTS be made from Prison Account of Robert Davis. The Director of the CDCR shall collect monthly payments in accordance with this order until the filing fee of $350 is paid in full. (cc: CDCR and Financial) (Henshaw, R)

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 ROBERT DAVIS, 12 13 14 15 16 No. 2:17-cv-0924 GEB KJN P Plaintiff, v. ORDER FOR PAYMENT OF INMATE FILING FEE THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, et al., Defendants. 17 18 To: Director of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 1515 S Street, 19 Sacramento, California 95814: 20 Plaintiff, a state prisoner proceeding in forma pauperis, is obligated to pay the statutory 21 filing fee of $350.00 for this action. Plaintiff is assessed an initial partial filing fee of 20 percent 22 of the greater of: (a) the average monthly deposits to plaintiff’s trust account; or (b) the average 23 monthly balance in plaintiff’s account for the 6-month period immediately preceding the filing of 24 this action. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Upon payment of that initial partial filing fee, plaintiff will 25 be obligated to make monthly payments in the amount of twenty percent of the preceding month’s 26 income credited to plaintiff’s trust account. The California Department of Corrections and 27 Rehabilitation is required to send to the Clerk of the Court the initial partial filing fee and 28 thereafter payments from plaintiff’s prison trust account each time the amount in the account 1 1 exceeds $10.00, until the statutory filing fee of $350.00 is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). 2 Good cause appearing therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: 3 1. The Findings and Recommendations (ECF No. 8) are hereby vacated. 4 2. The Director of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or a 5 designee shall collect from plaintiff’s prison trust account an initial partial filing fee in 6 accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) as set forth in this order and shall 7 forward the amount to the Clerk of the Court. The payment shall be clearly identified by the 8 name and number assigned to this action. 9 3. Thereafter, the Director of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 10 or a designee shall collect from plaintiff’s prison trust account monthly payments in an amount 11 equal to twenty percent (20%) of the preceding month’s income credited to the prisoner’s trust 12 account and forward payments to the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in the account 13 exceeds $10.00 in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), until the $350.00 filing fee for this 14 action has been paid in full. The payments shall be clearly identified by the name and number 15 assigned to this action. 16 4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order and a copy of plaintiff’s 17 signed in forma pauperis affidavit on the Director, California Department of Corrections and 18 Rehabilitation, 1515 S Street, Sacramento, California 95814. 19 5. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the Financial 20 Department of the court. 21 Dated: July 12, 2017 22 23 24 /davi0924.cdc 25 26 27 28 2

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