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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Bivens Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

TREMANE DARNELL CARTHEN,

Plaintiff,

v.

P. SCOTT, et al.,

Defendant(s).

Case No. 1:19-cv-00227-DAD-EPG (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

and

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY WARDEN OF 

USP LEE

Plaintiff is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se, and has requested leave to proceed in 

forma pauperis pursuant to 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 still 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 Warden of 

United States Penitentiary Lee (or his or her designee) is required to send to the Clerk of 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 Warden of United States Penitentiary Lee (or his or her 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 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 Court. The payments shall 

be clearly identified by the name and number assigned to this action.

3. The Clerk of Court is directed to serve a copy of this order and a copy of Plaintiff’s in 

forma pauperis application on the Warden of United States Penitentiary Lee, at USP 

Lee, U.S. Penitentiary, P.O. Box 900, Jonesville, VA 24263.

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, Sacramento Division.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: April 23, 2019 /s/

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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