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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

DEVIN TREVONE LAMAR, III,

Plaintiff,

v.

SONN, TOON, T. LEWIS, and FRANCO,

Defendants.

1:23-cv-00462-HBK (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(Doc. No. 2)

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY THE 

FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF

Plaintiff—a prisoner—initiated this action on March 27, 2023, by filing a pro se civil rights 

complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. (Doc. No. 1, Complaint). Plaintiff seeks leave to proceed 

in forma pauperis on his Complaint and submitted a copy of his prison trust fund statement in 

support. (Doc. No. 2). Plaintiff has made the showing required by § 1915(a) to proceed in forma 

pauperis but remains obligated to pay the full statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. 28 

U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff must make monthly payments in the amount of twenty percent (20%) 

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

Fresno County Sheriff 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. Id. 

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According, it is ORDERED:

1. Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. No. 2) is GRANTED.

2. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 (b)(1)The Fresno County Sheriff or his designee shall 

collect payments from Plaintiff’s prison 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 until a total of $350.00 has been collected and 

forwarded to the Clerk of the Court. The payments shall be clearly identified by 

Plaintiff’s name and the case 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 (Doc. No. 2) on the Fresno County Sheriff located at P.O. Box 

872, Fresno, CA 93712.

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.

Dated: May 12, 2023 

HELENA M. BARCH-KUCHTA

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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