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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

MONICO J. QUIROGA,

Plaintiff,

v.

TIMOTHY KING, et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No. 1:15-cv-01697-SKO (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND

DIRECTING PAYMENT OF INMATE 

FILING FEE BY KERN COUNTY 

SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

(Doc. 2)

Plaintiff Monico J. Quiroga (“Plaintiff”), a prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil rights 

action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 on November 9, 2015. Plaintiff has requested leave to 

proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and has made the showing required by § 

1915(a). Accordingly, Plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. Plaintiff is 

obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action and to make monthly payments 

in the amount of twenty percent of the proceeding month’s income credited to his trust account. 

28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). The Kern County Sheriff or designee 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:

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

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2. The Kern County Sheriff or designee shall collect payments from Plaintiff’s trust 

account in an amount equal to twenty percent (20%) of the preceding month’s income credited to 

his 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 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 on the Kern County Sheriff or designee.

4. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the Financial 

Department, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Fresno Division.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: November 30, 2015 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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