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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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 The statutory filing fee for all civil actions, except applications for writs of habeas corpus, is $250. See 28 U.S.C.

§ 1914(a).

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAUL GONZALEZ, CASE NO. CV-F-05-1123 AWI LJO

Plaintiff, ORD ER TO PROCEED IN FORMA

PAUPERIS

vs.

U.S. IMMIGRATION & NATURALIZATION

SERVICES, et al.,

Defendants.

 /

Plaintiff Raul Gonzalez (“plaintiff”) is incarcerated and proceeds pro se in this action. Plaintiff

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

referred to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1) and this Court’s Local Rule 72-302.

Plaintiff has submitted a declaration that makes the showing required by 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

Accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1), plaintiff is required to pay the statutory filing fee of $250

for this action.1 Plaintiff has been without prison trust account 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

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the appropriate agency/officer to this Court’s clerk each time the amount in plaintiff’s account exceeds

$10, until the filing fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).

On the basis of good cause, this Court:

 1. GRANTS plaintiff's request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis; and

2. ORDERS plaintiff to pay the statutory filing fee of $250 for this action. The fee shall be

collected and paid in accordance with this Court’s order to the Fresno County Jail filed

concurrently herewith.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: September 13, 2005 /s/ Lawrence J. O'Neill 

66h44d UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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