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Nature of Suit Code: 440
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42:1983 Civil Rights Act

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

Plaintiff is a prisoner proceeding pro se and has requested leave to proceed in forma pauperis 

pursuant to Title 28 of the United States Code section 1915(a). Plaintiff has made the showing 

required by section 1915(a), and accordingly, the request to proceed in forma pauperis will be granted. 

28 U.S.C. § 1915(a). However, Plaintiff is required to pay the statutory filing fee of $400.00 for this 

action. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). He is also obligated to make monthly payments in the amount of 

twenty percent (20%) of the preceding month’s income credited to plaintiff’s trust account. The

California Department of Corrections is required to send the Clerk of the Court payments from 

Plaintiff’s account each time the amount exceeds $10.00, until the statutory filing fee is paid in full. 

28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(2).

Additionally, Plaintiff is advised that the Court is required to screen complaints of pro se 

litigants pursuant to Title 28 of the United States Code section 1915A(a). The Court must dismiss a 

 

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This amended order is issued only to modify the deadline for the filing of the completed consent 

form outlined in paragraph 6 of this order.

JASON ALBERT GONZALEZ,

 Plaintiff,

v.

KEVIN SHIREY,

Defendant.

/

CASE NO. 1:14-cv-1768 LJO BAM

AMENDED ORDER GRANTING IN 

FORMA PAUPERIS APPLICATION1

(Doc. 2).

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF 

INMATE FILING FEE

ORDER DIRECTING PLAINTIFF TO 

RETURN CONSENT FORMS

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complaint or portion thereof if the litigant has raised claims that are legally “frivolous or malicious,” 

that fail to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or that seek monetary relief from a 

defendant(s) who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915A(b)(1)&(2). As a result, summonses 

will not issue at this time. The Court will direct the United States Marshal to serve Plaintiff’s 

complaint only after the Court has screened the complaint and determined that it contains cognizable 

claims for relief against the named defendants. The Court has a large number of such cases pending 

before it and will screen Plaintiff’s complaint in due course. 

In accordance with the above and good cause appearing therefore, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED 

that:

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

2. The Director of California Department of Corrections 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 $400.00 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 California Department of 

Corrections, 1515 “S” Street, Sacramento, California 95814.

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.

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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.

6. Finally, the Clerk of the Court is directed to mail a “Consent to Magistrate 

Jurisdiction Form” to Plaintiff. Plaintiff shall complete the form and advise the 

Court whether or not he will consent to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction no later 

than February 13, 2015. Plaintiff is advised that failure to complete the form may 

result in dismissal of this action.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 6, 2015 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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