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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

STEWART MANAGO,

Plaintiff,

v.

DAVEY, et al., 

Defendants.

Case No. 1:16-cv-00399 LJO DLB PC

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS STATUS AND ORDER 

DIRECTING PAYMENT OF INMATE 

FILING FEE BY CALIFORNIA 

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Plaintiff Stewart Manago (“Plaintiff”), a state prisoner proceeding pro se, filed this civil 

rights action on March 24, 2016.

Plaintiff is subject to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), which provides that “[i]n no event shall a prisoner 

bring a civil action ... under this section if the prisoner has, on 3 or more prior occasions, while 

incarcerated or detained in any facility, brought an action or appeal in a court of the United States 

that was dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim upon which 

relief may be granted, unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious physical injury.”1 

If a plaintiff has three strikes under § 1915(g), he may still proceed in forma pauperis if he 

can show that he was in imminent danger at the time of filing his complaint. Andrews v. Cervantes, 

 

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 Plaintiff admits that he falls under the three strikes provision. (Doc. No. 1, at 3). The Court also takes judicial notice of

the following cases, which are strikes: (1) Manago v. Myers, 3:90-cv-20256-MHP (N.D.Cal.) (dismissed October 9, 

1991, for failure to state a claim); (2) Manago v. Marshall, 3:94-cv-01528-MHP (N.D.Cal.) (dismissed March 25, 1998, 

for failure to state a claim and affirmed on appeal, 10 Fed. Appx. 540 (9th Cir. 2001)); and (3) Manago v. Gulare,1:99-

cv-05525-REC-SMS (E.D.Cal.) (dismissed March 17, 2000, for failure to state a claim).

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493 F.3d 1047, 1053 (9th Cir. 2007). The “imminent danger” exception “applies if the complaint 

makes a plausible allegation that the prisoner faced imminent physical danger at the time of filing” 

the complaint. Id. at 1055. Thus, to meet the imminent danger exception, the threat or prison 

condition must be real and proximate, Ciarpaglini v. Saini, 352 F.3d 328, 330 (7th Cir. 2003), and 

the danger of serious physical injury must exist at the time the complaint is filed. Malik v. 

McGinnis, 293 F.3d 559, 562-563 (2d Cir. 2002); Andrews, 493 F.3d at 1053.

In this case, the Court originally denied Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis, 

finding that he had not alleged sufficient facts to fall under the imminent danger exception. Plaintiff 

filed a motion for reconsideration, which the Court granted, and he filed a First Amended Complaint. 

Upon reviewing the First Amended Complaint, the Court finds that Plaintiff’s allegations are 

sufficient to meet the “imminent danger of serious physical injury” exception under § 1915(g), and 

Plaintiff shall be granted in forma pauperis status. See, e.g., Andrews, 493 F.3d at 1056-1057.

However, Plaintiff is obligated to make monthly payments in the amount of twenty percent 

of the proceeding 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 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 is GRANTED in forma pauperis status;

2. The Director of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or his 

designee shall collect payments from Plaintiff’s prison trust account in an amount 

equal to twenty percent (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 case number 

assigned to this action.

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3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the Director of the 

California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitations, via the court’s electronic 

case filing system (CM/ECF).

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: April 21, 2016 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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