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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

MICHAEL L. FOSTER,

Plaintiff,

v.

T. AKIN, et al.,

Defendants.

CASE NO. 1:14-cv-01222-MJS (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

AT ECF No. 5

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF 

INMATE FILING FEE BY CALIFORNIA 

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

and

ORDER DISREGARDING AS MOOT 

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS AT ECF No. 2

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se in a civil rights action pursuant to 42 

U.S.C. ' 1983.

On August 4, 2014, Plaintiff filed an application to proceed without prepayment of 

filing fees on the incorrect form. (ECF No. 2.) The Court ordered Plaintiff to pay the 

applicable filing fee or submit an application to proceed in forma pauperis on the 

appropriate form. (ECF No. 4.) 

On September 15, 2014, Plaintiff submitted the correct form, requesting leave to 

proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 5.) Plaintiff has made 

the showing required by ' 1915(a) and accordingly, the request to proceed in forma 

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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 California Department of Corrections 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 second application to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 5) is 

GRANTED.

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

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 Director of the California 

Department of Corrections, 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, Fresno

Division.

5. Within sixty (60) days of the date of service of this Order, Plaintiff shall 

submit a certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six-month 

period immediately preceding the filing of the Complaint, if Plaintiff has not 

already done so.

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6. Plaintiff’s initial motion to proceed in forma pauperis (ECF No. 2) is 

DISREGARDED as moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 26, 2014 /s/Michael J. Seng 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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