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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

Plaintiff 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 $3500.00 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 Kings County Sheriff’s Office 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:

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JEROME LEE CROSS,

 Plaintiff,

v.

KINGS COUNTY DISTRICT 

ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, et al.,

 Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:14-cv-01073-SAB (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(Document# 2)

and

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY KINGS COUNTY 

SHERIFF’S OFFICE

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1. Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED;

2. The Director of the Kings County Sheriff’s Office 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 Kings County Sheriff’s Office at 1444 

West Lacey Blvd., Hanford, CA 93230, via United States Postal Service.

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, Sacramento Division.

5. Within sixty (60) days of the date of service of this order, plaintiff shall submit a 

certified copy of his prison trust account statement for the six-month period immediately 

preceding the filing of the complaint, if plaintiff has not already done so.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 11, 2014 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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