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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 SOTO, 

Plaintiff, No. CIV S 06-1334 FCD CMK P

vs.

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT

 OF CORRECTIONS, et al., 

Defendants..

 / ORDER

Plaintiff brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This

proceeding was referred to the undersigned by Local Rule 72-302 by the authority of 28 U.S.C. §

636(b)(1). Currently pending before the court is plaintiff’s request to proceed in forma pauperis. 

Examination of the in forma pauperis affidavit reveals that plaintiff is unable to afford the costs

of suit. Accordingly, the request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is granted. See 28

U.S.C. §. 1915(a). 

Plaintiff is required to pay the statutory filing fee of $350.00 for this action. See

28 U.S.C. §§ 1914(a), 1915(b)(1). An initial partial filing fee of $ 19.15 will be assessed by this

order. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). By separate order, the court will direct the appropriate

agency to collect the initial partial filing fee from plaintiff’s trust account and forward it to the

Clerk of the Court. Thereafter, plaintiff will be obligated for monthly payments of twenty

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percent of the preceding month’s income credited to plaintiff’s prison trust account. These

payments will be forwarded by the appropriate agency to the Clerk of the Court each time the

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

§ 1915(b)(2).

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

DATED: November 8, 2006.

______________________________________

CRAIG M. KELLISON

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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