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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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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

WILLIAM PIERCE PLUMMER, 1:04-CV-6770 AWI DLB P

Plaintiff,

vs. ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

EDWARD J. CADEN, Warden, 

(DOCUMENT #11, 34)

Defendants.

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Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se. Plaintiff seeks relief pursuant to 42 U.S.C.

§ 1983 and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. This

proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 72-302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1).

Plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by § 1915(a). 

Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), enacted April 26, 1996, plaintiff is required to pay

the statutory filing fee of $150.00 for this action. Plaintiff has been without funds for six months

and is currently without funds. Accordingly, the court will not assess an initial partial filing fee. 

28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). Plaintiff is obligated to make monthly payments of 20 percent of the

preceding month’s income credited to plaintiff’s prison trust account. These payments shall be

collected and forwarded by the appropriate agency to the Clerk of the Court each time the

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amount in plaintiff’s account exceeds $10.00, until the filing fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. §

1915(b)(2).

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

 1. Plaintiff's request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted.

2. Plaintiff is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $150.00 for this action. 

The fee shall be collected and paid in accordance with this court’s order to the Director of the

California Department of Corrections filed concurrently herewith.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 8, 2006 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3c0h UNI j8 TED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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