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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

LARRY JOE PERCIVAL,

Plaintiff,

v.

S. KERNAN, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:20-cv-00297-SKO (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND 

DIRECTING PAYMENT OF INMATE

FILING FEE BY SANTA CRUZ COUNTY 

MAIN JAIL

(Docs. 2, 6)

Plaintiff Larry Joe Percival has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 

28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Docs. 2, 6.) Plaintiff has made the showing required by section 1915(a) and

the Court will grant his request. Notwithstanding his in forma pauperis status, Plaintiff is 

obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $350 for this action. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1).

Accordingly, the Court ORDERS:

1. Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 6) is GRANTED;

2. The Santa Cruz County Sheriff or his designee shall collect payments from 

Plaintiff’s inmate trust account in an amount equal to twenty percent of the 

preceding month’s income credited to the account, and shall forward those 

payments to the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in the account exceeds 

$10, in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2), until a total of $350 has been 

collected and forwarded to the Clerk of the Court. The payments shall be clearly 

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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 (Doc. 6) on the Sheriff of Santa Cruz County

or his designee at Santa Cruz County Main Jail via the United States Postal Service.

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 inmate trust account statement for the six-month period immediately 

preceding the filing of his complaint, if Plaintiff has not already done so.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 9, 2020 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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