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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

Plaintiff Shannon Sorrells is appearing pro se pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 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 Sheriff of the Fresno County Jail 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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SHANNON SORRELLS,

 Plaintiff,

v.

UNITED STATES MARSHALS SERVICE,

et al.,

Defendants.

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Case No.: 1:16-cv-00081-SAB (PC)

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND 

DIRECTING PAYMENT OF INMATE FILING 

FEE BY THE SHERIFF OF THE FRESNO 

COUNTY JAIL

[ECF No. 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 Sheriff of the Fresno County Jail or his designee shall collect payments from 

Plaintiff’s prison trust account in an amount equal to twenty percent (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 Sheriff of the Fresno County Jail, 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, Sacramento Division.

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. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: January 22, 2016 

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

 

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