(PC) Rodriguez-Mendez v. Ellred,et al

Filing 14

ORDER DIRECTING MONTHLY PAYMENTS be made from the Inmate Trust Account of Rodrigo Rodriguez-Mendez signed by Magistrate Judge Dennis M. Cota on 6/5/2024. Plaintiff's 2 motion to proceed ifp is GRANTED. Plaintiff shall pay the $350.00 filing fee in accordance with this order. The appropriate agency shall collect an initial partial filing fee and thereafter the balance in monthly payments and forward to the Clerk until the $350.00 filing fee is paid in full. The Clerk is directed to serve this order and copy of plaintiff's ifp on FCI-Victorville. The Clerk shall also serve Financial with a copy of this order. (cc: Financial)(Yin, K)

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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RODRIGO RODRIGUEZ-MENDEZ,

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No. 2:24-CV-0678-DMC-P

Plaintiff,

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v.

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ELLRED, et al.,

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ORDER GRANTING IN FORMA PAUPERIS
STATUS AND DIRECTING PAYMENT OF
FILING FEES
Defendants.

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Plaintiff, a prisoner proceeding pro se, brings this civil rights action pursuant to

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Bivens v. Six Unknown Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971). Pending before the Court is Plaintiff’s

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motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2. Plaintiff has submitted a declaration

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that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). The request to proceed in forma

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pauperis will, therefore, granted.

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To:

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Federal Correctional Institution – Victorville
Post Office Box 3725
Adelanto, CA 92301:

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

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In addition to any initial partial filing fee required to be assessed, Plaintiff will be obligated to

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make monthly payments in the amount of twenty percent of the preceding month’s income

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credited to Plaintiff’s inmate trust account. The agency referenced above is required to send to

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the Clerk of the Court the initial partial filing fee and thereafter payments from Plaintiff’s inmate
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trust account each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00, until the statutory filing fee of

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$350.00 is paid in full. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).

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Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED as follows:

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Plaintiff’s motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis, ECF No. 2, is

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Plaintiff is required to pay the full statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this

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granted.

action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a) and 1915(b)(1).
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The director of the agency referenced above, or a designee, shall collect

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from Plaintiff’s inmate trust account an initial partial filing fee in accordance with the provisions

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of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1) and shall forward the amount to the Clerk of the Court, such payment

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to be clearly identified by the name and number assigned to this action.

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Thereafter, the director of the agency referenced above, or a designee, shall

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collect from Plaintiff's inmate trust account the balance of the filing fee by collecting monthly

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payments from Plaintiff's inmate trust account in an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of the

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preceding month's income credited to Plaintiff’s inmate trust account and forwarding payments to

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the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00 in accordance with 28

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U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), until the $350.00 filing fee for this action has been paid in full, such

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payments to be clearly identified by the name and number assigned to this action.

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The 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 address shown above.
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The Clerk of the Court is further directed to serve a copy of this order on

the Financial Department of the Court.

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Dated: June 5, 2024

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DENNIS M. COTA
UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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