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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

ERLINDO RODRIGUEZ, JR.,

Plaintiff,

v.

L. RAYNA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:19-cv-01788-BAM (PC)

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S 

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS

(ECF No. 6)

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF 

INMATE FILING FEE BY WEST VALLEY 

DETENTION CENTER

Plaintiff Erlindo Rodriguez, Jr. is proceeding pro se in this civil rights action pursuant to 

42 U.S.C. § 1983. 

On December 23, 2019, Plaintiff filed a complaint, together with an application to proceed 

in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF Nos. 1, 2.)

On December 27, 2019, the Court denied, without prejudice, Plaintiff’s application to 

proceed in forma pauperis because the application was incomplete. (ECF No. 4.) The Court 

granted Plaintiff forty-five (45) days to file a completed and signed application to proceed in 

forma pauperis. (Id.)

Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s second application to proceed in forma pauperis, 

filed on January 16, 2020. (ECF No. 6.) Plaintiff’s application properly includes a certified copy 

of Plaintiff’s jail trust account statement that reflects the activity in Plaintiff’s trust account for the 

six months prior to the filing of the complaint. (Id. at 5.)

Since Plaintiff has made the showing required by § 1915, the application to proceed in 

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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 (20%) of the preceding month’s income credited to Plaintiff’s trust 

account. The West Valley Detention Center is required to send to the Clerk of the Court 

payments from Plaintiff’s trust 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).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis, (ECF No. 6) is GRANTED;

2. The Sheriff of the West Valley Detention Center or his/her designee shall 

collect payments from Plaintiff’s jail trust account in an amount equal to 

twenty percent (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, (ECF No. 6), on the Sheriff of the West 

Valley Detention Center, via mail, at 9500 Etiwanda Ave., Rancho Cucamonga, 

CA 91739; and

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.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 17, 2020 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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