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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

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

JOHN WESLEY WILLIAMS,

Plaintiff,

v.

M. GAMBOA, et al.,

Defendants.

No. 1:21-cv-00155-NONE-EPG (PC)

ORDER ADOPTING FINDINGS AND 

RECOMMENDATIONS, REQUIRING 

PLAINTIFF TO PAY THE FILING FEE IN 

FULL WITHIN THIRTY DAYS, DIRECTING 

THE CLERK OF COURT TO APPLY THE

$400 FILING FEE FROM CASE NO. 1:20-cv00287 TOWARD THE FILING FEE IN THIS 

A CTION AND TO SERVE A COPY OF THIS 

ORDER ON FLORA LEE

(Doc. Nos. 2, 5)

John Williams (“plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights 

action. The matter was referred to a United States Magistrate Judge pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 

§ 636(b)(1)(B) and Local Rule 302. 

On February 9, 2021, the assigned magistrate judge entered findings and

recommendations, recommending that, “[p]ursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), Plaintiff’s application 

to proceed in forma pauperis ([Doc.] No. 2) be DENIED,” and that “Plaintiff be directed to pay 

the $402.00 filing fee in full if he wants to proceed with this action.” (Doc. No. 5 at 4-5.) 

Plaintiff was provided an opportunity to file objections to the findings and 

recommendations. Plaintiff filed his objections on February 23, 2021. (Doc. No. 8).

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In accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(C), this court has conducted a 

de novo review of the case. Having carefully reviewed the entire file, the court concludes that the 

magistrate judge’s findings and recommendations are supported by the record and by proper 

analysis insofar as they recommend denial of plaintiff’s motion proceed in forma pauperis and 

that plaintiff be required to pay the $402 filing fee in full. 

In his objections, plaintiff points to a $400 filing fee submitted on his behalf on December 

18, 2020 and credited toward the then most recent case before this court brought in plaintiff’s 

name: Williams v. Samboa, E.D. Cal. Case No. 1:20-cv-00287. Plaintiff asserts that the $400 

was erroneously credited to Williams v. Samboa, when it was actually intended as the payment of

the filing fee associated with this case and therefore that it should be credited toward the filing fee 

(now $402) due in this case. (Doc. No. 8.) Some logistical difficulties arose in accommodating 

this request because plaintiff also indicated that the $400 belonged to his mother. Accordingly, 

the court initiated the process of returning the fee to plaintiff’s mother. However, before that 

process was completed, the court received correspondence from plaintiff’s mother authorizing the 

application of the $400 filing fee to the above-captioned case. The court will therefore arrange to 

credit those funds toward the $402 filing fee in this action. However, if plaintiff wishes to 

proceed with this action, he must to pay the additional $2.00 of the required $402.00 filing fee to 

the court within thirty (30) days of the date of this order. 

1. The findings and recommendations issued on February 9, 2021, (Doc. No. 5), are 

adopted insofar as they recommend denial of plaintiff’s application to proceed in 

forma pauperis and that plaintiff be required to pay the $402 filing fee in full;

2. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915(g), plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma 

pauperis, (Doc. No. 2), is denied; 

3. The $400 filing fee credited toward Williams v. Samboa shall be applied toward 

the filing fee in the above-captioned matter; 

4. If plaintiff wants to proceed with this action, plaintiff shall pay the remaining 

$2.00 of the $402.00 filing fee in full within thirty days (30) of the date of service 

of this order;

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5. The Clerk of Court is directed to send a copy of this order to plaintiff’s mother,

addressed to: Flora Lee, 7301 Crenshaw Blvd., #305, Los Angeles, California, 

90043.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: March 8, 2021 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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