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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

PABLO CHAVEZ,

Plaintiff,

v.

KINGS COUNTY, et al.,

Defendant.

1:20-cv-00503-JDP

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

ECF No. 2

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY KINGS 

COUNTY JAIL

Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding without counsel under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and has 

requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis under 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 Kings County Sheriff 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;

2. The Kings County Sheriff 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 Kings County Sheriff via 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.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 11, 2020 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

No. 204.

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