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Nature of Suit Code: 870
Nature of Suit: Tax Suits
Cause of Action: 26:7401 IRS: Tax Liability

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

UNITED STATES, 

Plaintiff,

v.

VINCENT STEVEN BOOTH; LOUISE Q. 

BOOTH; MICHAEL SCOTT IOANE; 

ACACIA CORPORATE 

MANAGEMENT, LLC; MARIPOSA 

HOLDINGS, INC.; and ALPHA 

ENTERPRISE, LLC,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:09-cv-01689-AWI-GSA

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S

APPLICATION TO PROCEED IN FORMA 

PAUPERIS

(ECF Nos. 247, 264)

Defendant Michael S. Ioane (“Defendant”) is a federal prisoner in Taft Correctional 

Institution. Defendant has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis on appeal pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 1915. (ECF No. 247.) Defendant’s initial application (ECF No. 247) was incomplete and 

the Court directed him to complete his application. (ECF No. 258.) Defendant has now done so

by filing a declaration making the showing required by § 1915(a). (ECF No. 264.) Accordingly, 

the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a).

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

$505.00 for his appeal. Defendant is obligated to make monthly payments of 20% of the 

preceding month’s income credited to his prison trust account. These payments shall be collected 

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and forwarded by Taft Correctional Institution to the Clerk of the Court each time the amount in 

Defendant’s account exceeds $10.00, until the filing fee is paid in full. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).

In accordance with the above, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Defendant's request for leave to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED; 

2. Defendant is obligated to pay the statutory filing fee of $505.00 for this action; 

3. The Warden of Taft Correctional Institution, or designee, shall collect payments 

from Defendant’s prison trust account in an amount equal to 20% of the preceding 

month’s income credited to the 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 $505.00 has been collected 

and forwarded to the Clerk of the Court;

4. The payments shall be clearly identified by the name and number assigned to this 

action, and shall be sent to the Clerk of the Court, U.S. District Court, Financial 

Department, 2500 Tulare Street, Room 1501, Fresno, California, 93721;

5. The Clerk of the Court is DIRECTED to serve a copy of this Order and a copy of 

Defendant’s in forma pauperis affidavit on the Warden of Taft Correctional 

Institution, P.O. Box 7000, Taft, California, 93268; and,

6. 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: September 15, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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