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Nature of Suit Code: 550
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Civil Rights (U.S. defendant)
Cause of Action: 28:1331 Federal Question: Bivens Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MAURICE HUNT,

Plaintiff,

v.

ANDRE MATEVOUSIAN, et al.,

Defendants.

1:16-cv-01560-LJO-BAM (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(ECF No. 9)

 and

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY FCI COLEMAN

Plaintiff Maurice Hunt (“Plaintiff”) is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se under Bivens v. 

Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388 (1971), and has 

requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis under 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. FCI Coleman 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).

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Good cause appearing, the Court HEREBY ORDERS that:

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

2. The Warden of FCI Coleman 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 Warden of FCI Coleman, at P.O. Box 

1022, Coleman, FL 33521.

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 thirty (60) days of the date of service of this order, Plaintiff shall submit a 

certified copy of his/her 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: December 14, 2016 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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