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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

JUAN CARLOS ALVAREZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

ALEX CHAVARRIA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:16-cv-00067---MJS

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(ECF No. 7)

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF 

INMATE FILING FEE BY CALIFORNIA 

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND 

REHABILITATION

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. ' 1983 and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. ' 1915. (ECF No. 7) 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 California Department 

of Corrections and Rehabilitation is required to send to the Clerk of the Court payments 

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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:

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

2. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shall 

collect payments from 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 Director of the California 

Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, via the court's electronic case filing 

system (CM/ECF).

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.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 13, 2016 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

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