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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

ANTOINE DESHAWN BARNES,

Plaintiff,

v.

W. YAND, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:20-cv-00389-DAD-SAB

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY KINGS

COUNTY JAIL

(ECF No. 4)

Antoine Deshawn Barnes (“Plaintiff”) is appearing pro se in this civil rights action 

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff 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. The Kings 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).

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

ORDERED that:

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1. Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED;

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

Plaintiff’s jail trust account in an amount equal to twenty per cent (20%) of the preceding 

month’s income credited to the detainee’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 Kings County Jail;

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; and

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

a certified copy of his jail 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: March 30, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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