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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Fed. Question

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MARQUIS HICKS,

Plaintiff,

v.

ANDRE MANTEVOUSIAN, et al.,

Defendant.

1:16-cv-01440-JLT (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS; ORDER 

DIRECTING PAYMENT OF INMATE FILING 

FEE 

Plaintiff is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to 403 U.S. 388 (1971) and 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 is 

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. FCI Warden, Terre Haute, 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, the Court ORDERS:

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

2. The Warden of FCI, Terre Haute, or his designee shall collect payments from

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plaintiff’s prison trust account in an amount equal to twenty per cent (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 on the Warden of FCI Terre Haute, at 4200 Bureau 

Road North, Terre Haute, IN 47808.

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.

5. Within 60 days of the date of service of this order, plaintiff shall submit a certified 

copy of his/her prison 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: October 3, 2016 /s/ Jennifer L. Thurston 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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