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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

JOSE VALDEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

LISA LARRANAGA, et al,

Defendant.

1:16-cv-0556-BAM (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(ECF No. 2)

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY STANISLAUS 

COUNTY JAIL

Plaintiff Jose Valdez (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. ' 1983. Plaintiff has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

' 1915. (ECF No. 2.) Plaintiff has made the showing required by ' 1915(a) and accordingly, the 

request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. 

Plaintiff is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. 

' 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff is obligated to make monthly payments in the amount of twenty percent of 

the preceding month’s income credited to plaintiff=s trust account. The Stanislaus County Jail is 

required to send to the Clerk of the Court payments from Plaintiff’s account each time the amount 

in the account exceeds $10.00, until the statutory filing fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. ' 1915(b)(2).

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In accordance with the above and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) is GRANTED;

2. The Director of the Stanislaus County Jail or his designee shall collect 

payments from plaintiff=s prison trust account in an amount equal to twenty per cent (20%) 

of the preceding month=s income credited to the prisoner=s trust account and shall forward 

those payments to the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in the account exceeds 

$10.00, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. ' 1915(b)(2), until a total of $350.00 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. 

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 Director of the Stanislaus County Jail, 250 E. 

Hackett Road, Modesto, CA 95358, via United States Postal Service.

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.

5. Within sixty (60) days of the date of service of this order, plaintiff shall submit a

certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six-month period immediately 

preceding the filing of the complaint, if plaintiff has not already done so.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 22, 2016 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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