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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

CARLOS HENDON,

Plaintiff,

v.

WITCHER, et al.,

Defendants.

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CASE NO. 1:05-CV-01246-OWW-DLB-P

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SEQUENTIAL FEE COLLECTION

(Doc. 12)

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action

pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. On December 15, 2006, plaintiff filed a motion challenging the

current 20% per month deduction from his trust account pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).

Plaintiff requests that the total deduction from his trust account, for all his cases, not exceed 20%

and further that the filing fees for each case be paid off sequentially. Plaintiff argues that the current

method of fee collection is unconstitutional in that an inmate could potentially have 100% of his

income taken if he has multiple lawsuits. 

28 U.S.C. § 1915(b) requires that if a prisoner brings a civil action or files an appeal in forma

pauperis, the prisoner shall be required to pay the full filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). The statute

outlines how the fee is to be paid in each case: “After payment of the initial filing fee, the prisoner

shall be required to make monthly payments of 20 percent of the preceding month's income credited

to the prisoner's account.” 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2). 

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Based on the unambiguous language of the statute, the Court has ordered the Director of the

California Department of Corrections or his designee to 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 to forward those payments to the Clerk of the Court each time the

amount in the account exceeds $10.00. The Court finds no basis to modify this order. Plaintiff’s

motion is therefore denied. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: January 8, 2007 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3c0h UNI j8 TED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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