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Nature of Suit Code: 555
Nature of Suit: Prisoner - Prison Condition
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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United States District Court

For the Northern District of California

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RUSSELL DWAYNE RODGERS,

Plaintiff,

 v.

DON HORSLEY, ET AL.,

Defendants.

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No. C 07-0520 SBA (PR) 

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO FILE

NEW IN FORMA PAUPERIS APPLICATION

(Docket nos. 2, 6)

Plaintiff Russell Dwayne Rodgers filed this civil rights action on January 25, 2007 when he

was incarcerated at the San Mateo County Jail. On that same date, the Clerk of the Court sent

Plaintiff a notice directing him to pay the filing fee or to file a completed in forma pauperis

application. On February 9, 2007, the Court received a letter from Plaintiff in which he states that

he no longer is incarcerated and that he is residing in East Palo Alto.

Ordinarily, a plaintiff is permitted to file a civil action in federal court without prepayment

of fees or security if he makes affidavit that he is unable to pay such fees or give security therefor. 

See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). But if the plaintiff is a prisoner who alleges that he is unable to pay the

full filing fee at the time of filing, he will be required to pay the full amount of the filing fee even if

he is granted in forma pauperis status. See 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). This is done by way of an

"installment plan," whereby the court will assess an initial payment, and the prisoner will be

required thereafter to make monthly payments of twenty percent of the preceding month's income

credited to the prisoner's account. See id. However, if a prisoner who seeks leave to proceed in

forma pauperis is released from prison while his action is pending, he will not be required to pay the

full filing fee if in forma pauperis status is granted. See, e.g., DeBlasio v. Gilmore, 315 F.3d 396,

399 (4th Cir. 2003) (statutory language, legislative intent and policy reasons dictate that prisoner

granted in forma pauperis status when he filed action would not be liable for full amount of filing

fee upon release but must be allowed to apply to proceed under general in forma pauperis provisions

of § 1915(a)(1)), McGore v. Wrigglesworth, 114 F.3d 601, 613 (6th Cir. 1997) (same), McGann v.

Comm'r, Soc. Sec. Admin., 96 F.3d 28, 29-30 (2d Cir. 1996) (same).

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 Under this section, the Court is required to conduct a preliminary screening for frivolity,

failure to state a claim, or immune defendants in any in forma pauperis action. 

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Because Plaintiff no longer is incarcerated, in order for the Court to assess whether he is

entitled to proceed in forma pauperis he must apply to proceed in forma pauperis under the general

provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 1915(a)(1). If, based upon the information provided by Plaintiff, the

Court grants Plaintiff leave to proceed in forma pauperis, the Court will proceed to review the

complaint under § 1915(e)(2).1 If the Court determines that Plaintiff is not entitled to in forma

pauperis status, he will be required to pay the full filing fee or the action will be dismissed.

Accordingly, Plaintiff is hereby ORDERED to file a new application to proceed in forma

pauperis. Plaintiff shall answer all questions in the attached application and shall provide any

requisite documentation. He shall file his completed application within thirty (30) days of the date

of this Order. The failure to do so will result in the dismissal of this action without prejudice. 

Plaintiff's two prior prisoner's applications to proceed in forma pauperis are DENIED as moot

(docket nos. 2, 6). 

The Clerk of the Court is directed to send Plaintiff a blank non-prisoner in forma pauperis

application form.

This Order terminates Docket nos. 2 and 6.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

DATED:_5/16/07 _______________________________

SAUNDRA BROWN ARMSTRONG

United States District Judge

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE 

NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RUSSELL D. RODGERS,

Plaintiff,

 v.

DON HORSLEY et al,

Defendant. /

Case Number: CV07-00520 SBA 

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

I, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am an employee in the Office of the Clerk, U.S. District

Court, Northern District of California.

That on May 17, 2007, I SERVED a true and correct copy(ies) of the attached, by placing said

copy(ies) in a postage paid envelope addressed to the person(s) hereinafter listed, by depositing

said envelope in the U.S. Mail, or by placing said copy(ies) into an inter-office delivery

receptacle located in the Clerk's office.

Russell Dwayne Rodgers

San Mateo County Jail

300 Bradford Street

Redwood City, CA 94063

Dated: May 17, 2007

Richard W. Wieking, Clerk

By: LISA R CLARK, Deputy Clerk

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