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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

FREDERICK McKENZIE,

Plaintiff,

v.

CRAIG APKER,

Defendant.

1:15-cv-00221-GSA (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

and

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY CIBOLA 

COUNTY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION

Plaintiff is a federal prisoner proceeding pro se with this civil rights action pursuant to 403 

U.S. 388 (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. Cibola County 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).

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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 Warden of Cibola County Correctional Institution 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 Cibola County Correctional 

Institution.

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: March 5, 2015 /s/ Gary S. Austin 

 UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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