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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Prisoner Civil Rights

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

CHRISTOPHER JOHN WILSON,

Plaintiff,

v.

TUOLUMNE COUNTY, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:21-cv-00196-SKO (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

MOTION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS AND DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY THE

TUOLUMNE COUNTY SHERIFF

(Doc. 2)

Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915.

(Doc. 2.) He has made the showing required by section 1915(a).

Accordingly, the Court ORDERS:

1. Plaintiff’s motion to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED.

2. The Tuolumne County Sheriff or his designee shall collect payments from 

Plaintiff’s inmate trust account in an amount equal to 20 percent of the preceding 

month’s income credited to the account, and shall forward those payments to the 

Clerk of the Court each time the amount in the account exceeds $10, in 

accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), until a total of $350 has been collected 

and forwarded to the Clerk of the Court. The payments shall be clearly identified 

by the name and number assigned to this action.

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3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order and a copy of 

Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis application on the Tuolumne County Sheriff at 28 N. 

Lower Sunset Drive, Sonora, CA 95370.

4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the Financial 

Department, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: February 17, 2021 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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