Johnston v. Isaak

Filing 7

ORDER GRANTING #6 APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND DIRECTING INSTITUTION TO CALCULATE, COLLECT, AND FORWARD PAYMENTS by Hon. Brian A Tsuchida (cc: Plaintiff, DOC-WSP, WAWD Finance). **2 PAGE(S), PRINT ALL**(Jacob Johnston, Prisoner ID: 366383)(MIH)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT SEATTLE

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JACOB A. JOHNSTON,
Plaintiff,

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v.

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JAMIE ISAAK,
Defendant.

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CASE NO. 3:24-cv-05270-RAJ-BAT
ORDER GRANTING
APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN
FORMA PAUPERIS AND
DIRECTING INSTITUTION TO
CALCULATE, COLLECT, AND
FORWARD PAYMENTS

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Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se in this civil rights action. The Court, having

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reviewed plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, hereby finds and ORDERS as

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follows:

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(1)

The Court GRANTS plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (Dkt. 6).

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(2)

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915, and plaintiff’s approved application to proceed in

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forma pauperis, the agency having custody of the above-named plaintiff is directed to calculate

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an initial partial filing fee equal to 20 percent of the greater of either: (a) the average monthly

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deposits to the prisoner’s account; or (b) the average monthly balance in the prisoner’s account

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for the 6-month period immediately preceding the date of this Order. The initial partial filing fee

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should be forwarded to the Clerk of Court as soon as practicable.
ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN
FORMA PAUPERIS AND DIRECTING INSTITUTION TO
CALCULATE, COLLECT, AND FORWARD PAYMENTS - 1

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Subsequently, if the prisoner’s account exceeds $10.00, each month the agency having

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custody of the prisoner is directed to collect and forward payments equal to 20 percent of the

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prisoner’s preceding month’s income credited to the prisoner’s account. If the monthly payment

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would reduce the prisoner’s account below $10.00, the agency should collect and forward only

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that amount which would reduce the prisoner’s account to the $10.00 level. Please note that this

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$10.00 limit does not apply to the initial partial filing fee described above. Finally, the monthly

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payments should be collected and forwarded to the Court until the entire filing fee ($350.00) for

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this matter has been paid.

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(3)

The Clerk is directed to send a copy of this Order to plaintiff, to the financial

officer of this Court, and to the agency having custody of plaintiff.

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DATED this 9th day of May, 2024.

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BRIAN A. TSUCHIDA
United States Magistrate Judge

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ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN
FORMA PAUPERIS AND DIRECTING INSTITUTION TO
CALCULATE, COLLECT, AND FORWARD PAYMENTS - 2