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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

JOHNNY LOPEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

JAMES A. YATES, et al,

Defendants.

1:13-cv-02005-MJS (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(ECF No. 2)

and

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY R.J. 

DONOVAN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY

Plaintiff Johnny Lopez (“Plaintiff”) is a prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to 42 

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

U.S.C. ' 1915. 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. R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility 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 is GRANTED;

2. The Director of R.J. Donovan Correctional Facility 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 R.J. Donovan

Correctional Facility, at 480 Alta Road, San Diego, CA 92179.

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

Financial Department, United States 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: July 16, 2014 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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