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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

JACOB MICHAEL RENSHAW,

Plaintiff,

v.

KENNETH BIRD, et al.,

Defendants.

1:14-cv-00302-SKO (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(Document #2)

and

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY FRESNO 

COUNTY JAIL

Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. ' 1983 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 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 Fresno County Jail 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, IT IS HEREBY 

ORDERED that:

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

2. The Sheriff of the Fresno County Jail or her designee 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 Sheriff of the Fresno County Jail, 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: March 12, 2014 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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