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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 

KYLE AVERY, 

Plaintiff, 

vs.

NANGALAMA, MENON, and K.

ADAMS, 

Defendants. 

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Case No. 2:08-cv-02873-MSB

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY 

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF

CORRECTIONS

Plaintiff Kyle Avery is a prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has

been granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. Pursuant to 28

U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), Avery is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this

action. An initial partial filing fee will not be assessed, as Avery’s average monthly deposit

is $0.00. Avery is required to make monthly payments in the amount of twenty percent of the

preceding month’s income credited to his trust account. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). The California

Department of Corrections is obligated to send to the Clerk of the Court payments from Avery’s

account each time the amount in the account exceeds $10.00, until the statutory filing fee is paid in

full. Id.

Accordingly, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED directing the Director of the California Department of

Corrections 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 Plaintiff’s trust account

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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 must be clearly identified by the

name and number assigned to this action.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED directing the Clerk of the Court to serve a copy of this order

and a copy of Plaintiff’s in forma pauperis application on the Director of the California Department

of Corrections, via the court’s electronic case filing system (CM/ECF).

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED directing the Clerk of the Court to serve a copy of this order

on the financial department of the court.

DATED this 9th day of April, 2010.

 /s/ Marsha S. Berzon 

 MARSHA S. BERZON

 United States Circuit Judge, sitting by designation

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