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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

FRESNO DIVISION

MICHAEL ALAN CASSINI,

Plaintiff,

v.

HARLEY LAPPIN, et al.,

 Defendants.

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ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

and

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY 

FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL

INSTITUTION

Plaintiff is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se pursuant to Bivens v. Six Unknown Named

Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999 (1971), 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 $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. The Federal Correctional Institution 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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1. Plaintiff's application to proceed in forma pauperis is GRANTED;

2. The Warden of the Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island 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 the Federal Correctional Institution,

Terminal Island, 1299 Seaside Avenue, San Pedro, California 90731.

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, Fresno Division.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: May 14, 2008 /s/ Sandra M. Snyder 

i0d3h8 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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