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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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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RICHARD GODINEZ, )

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Plaintiff, )

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FELIX M. LARA, CALIFORNIA ) 

HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER et al., )

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Defendants. )

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1:10-cv-303 OWW GSA

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION 

TO PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

 (Document 2)

Plaintiff. Richard Godinez, is a prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983

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 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

California Department of Corrections or his designee is required to send to the Clerk of the 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 Director of the California Department of Corrections or his designee

shall collect payments from plaintiff’s prison trust account in an amount equal to twenty

per cent (20%) of the preceding month’s income credited to the prisoner’s trust account

and shall forward those payments to the Clerk of the 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 the Court. The payments shall be clearly

identified by the name and number assigned to this action. 

3. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order and a copy of

plaintiff’s in forma pauperis application on the Director of the California Department of

Corrections via the electronic case filing system (CM/ECF).

4. The Clerk of the Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the Financial

Department, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Fresno Division.

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: February 25, 2010 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

6i0kij UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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