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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

RAYSHAWN HART,

Plaintiff,

v.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA, et al.,

Defendants.

Case No. 1:23-cv-00977-BAM (PC)

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS

(Doc. 3)

ORDER DIRECTING PAYMENT OF 

INMATE FILING FEE BY CALIFORNIA 

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND 

REHABILITATION

Plaintiff Rayshwan Hart (“Plaintiff”) is a state prisoner proceeding with counsel in this 

civil rights action.

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 Currently before the Court is Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma 

pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. (Doc. 3.)

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 (20%) of the preceding month’s income credited to Plaintiff’s 

trust account. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is required to send to 

1 On June 29, 2023, Plaintiff’s claims were severed from the matter of Charlene Stith, et al. v. State of 

California, et al., 1:23-cv-00947-ADA-GSA-PC, and Plaintiff was directed to file a new amended 

complaint in the instant action within forty-five (45) days. (Doc. 1.) Plaintiff has not yet filed an amended 

complaint. Plaintiff is reminded that the failure to file an amended complaint will result in dismissal of 

Plaintiff’s individual claims. (Id.)

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the Clerk of the Court payments from Plaintiff’s trust 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).

Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

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

2. The Director of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation

or his/her designee shall collect payments from Plaintiff’s trust account in an amount equal 

to twenty percent (20%) of the preceding month’s income credited to Plaintiff’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 Director of the California Department of 

Corrections and Rehabilitation via the Court’s electronic case filing system (CM/ECF);

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; and 

5. Plaintiff’s amended complaint, if any, will be screened upon filing pursuant to 28 

U.S.C. § 1915A.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: July 7, 2023 /s/ Barbara A. McAuliffe _

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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