Palo v. Hillsborough County Department of Corrections, Superintendent

Filing 13

ORDER granting 2 Motion to Proceed in forma pauperis as to Jacob E. Palo, initial fee of $7.00. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Landya B. McCafferty.Finance Follow Up Deadline 2/11/2013(jeb)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

Jacob E. Palo
v.

Civil No. 12-cv-407-JD

Hillsborough County Department
of Corrections, Superintendent

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO PROCEED
IN FORMA PAUPERIS
The plaintiff, an inmate at Hillsborough County Department of Corrections (“Institution”),
has filed a motion to proceed in forma pauperis and an inmate account statement signed by an
authorized individual from the Institution. The statement evidences that the plaintiff’s current
balance is $35.01. Plaintiff has also submitted a signed consent form indicating consent to permit
inmate accounts to make court-ordered payments on his behalf.
The motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED; however, pursuant to 28 U.S.C.
§ 1915(b)(1), an initial filing fee is assessed in the amount of $7.00. In addition, monthly
payments of 20% of each preceding month’s income credited to the plaintiff’s account shall be
remitted by the Institution when the amount in the account exceeds $10.00 until the sum of $350.00
has been paid. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).
The initial partial filing fee, and monthly payments thereafter as outlined above, shall be
forwarded to the Clerk of Court by the Institution in accordance with this Order. A copy of this

Order, along with a copy of the signed Prisoner Consent Form (doc. no. 2), shall be forwarded by
the Court to the Institutions inmate account department.
SO ORDERED.

_____________________________
Landya B. McCafferty
United States Magistrate Judge
Dated: December 13, 2012
cc: Jacob E. Palo, pro se
Hillsborough County Department of Corrections Inmate Accounts

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