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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

For the Northern District of California

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEVIN LAMAR HOPKINS,

Plaintiff,

 v.

OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT, 

et al.,

Defendants. /

No. C 07-06096 CW (PR)

ORDER REGARDING IN FORMA

PAUPERIS MOTION

Plaintiff, a state prisoner, filed this pro se civil rights

action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. He has also filed an application to

proceed in forma pauperis (IFP). However, Plaintiff filed a Notice

of Change of Address requesting the Clerk of the Court to forward

all documents to 2320 Havens Court, Oakland, California, 94605,

which the Court assumes is his home address because Plaintiff does

not specify that he was transferred to another institution. 

Ordinarily, a plaintiff is permitted to file a civil action in

federal court without prepayment of fees or security if he alleges

in an affidavit that he is unable to pay such fees or give security

therefor. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). But if the plaintiff is a

prisoner who alleges that he is unable to pay the full filing fee

at the time of filing, he will be required to pay the full amount

of the filing fee even if he is granted IFP status. See 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(b)(1). This is done by way of an "installment plan,"

whereby the court will assess an initial payment, and the prisoner

will be required thereafter to make monthly payments of twenty

percent of the preceding month's income credited to the prisoner's

account. See id. However, if a prisoner who seeks leave to

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 Under this section, the Court is required to conduct a

preliminary screening for frivolity, failure to state a claim, or

immune defendants in any IFP action.

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proceed IFP is released from prison while his action is pending, he

will not be required to pay the full filing fee if IFP status is

granted. See, e.g., DeBlasio v. Gilmore, 315 F.3d 396, 399 (4th

Cir. 2003) (statutory language, legislative intent and policy

reasons dictate that prisoner granted IFP status when he filed

action would not be liable for full amount of filing fee upon

release but must be allowed to apply to proceed under general IFP

provisions of § 1915(a)(1)); McGore v. Wrigglesworth, 114 F.3d 601,

613 (6th Cir. 1997) (same); McGann v. Comm'r, Soc. Sec. Admin., 96

F.3d 28, 29-30 (2d Cir. 1996) (same).

Because Plaintiff no longer is incarcerated, in order for the

Court to assess whether he is entitled to proceed IFP he must apply

to proceed IFP under the general provisions of 28 U.S.C.

§ 1915(a)(1). The Court will not rely upon any prior IFP

application filed by Plaintiff while he was incarcerated to make

the IFP determination in this action. Therefore, Plaintiff's

motion for leave to proceed IFP is TERMINATED as moot. Plaintiff

shall either pay the $350.00 filing fee or file a new non-prisoner

IFP application. If, based upon the information provided by

Plaintiff, the Court grants Plaintiff leave to proceed IFP, the

Court will proceed to review the complaint under § 1915(e)(2).1 If

the Court determines that Plaintiff is not entitled to IFP status,

he will be required to pay the full filing fee or the action will

be dismissed.

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Accordingly, Plaintiff is hereby ORDERED to file a nonprisoner application to proceed IFP. Plaintiff shall answer all

questions and shall include Plaintiff's name and case number C 07-

06096 CW (PR) on the attached application. Plaintiff shall file

his completed application within thirty (30) days of the date of

this Order. 

The Clerk of the Court shall send Plaintiff a blank nonprisoner IFP application form along with a copy of this Order.

The Court reminds Plaintiff it is his responsibility to

prosecute this case. Plaintiff must keep the court and all parties

informed of any change of address by filing a separate paper

captioned "Notice of Change of Address." He must comply with the

Court's orders in a timely fashion. Failure to do so may result in

the dismissal of this action for failure to prosecute pursuant to

Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(b). 

Failure to file a completed non-prisoner IFP application form

as ordered herein by the thirty-day deadline shall result in the

dismissal of this action without prejudice.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: 3/17/08 

CLAUDIA WILKEN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

KEVIN L. HOPKINS,

Plaintiff,

 v.

OAKLAND POLICE DEPT. et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV07-06096 CW 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on March 17, 2008, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing said

envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery receptacle located

in the Clerk's office.

Kevin Lamar Hopkins w/non-prisoner IFP appl.

2320 Havens Court

Oakland, CA 94605

Dated: March 17, 2008

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: Sheilah Cahill, Deputy Clerk

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