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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

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

LEO EVANS,

Plaintiff,

v.

MADERA POLICE DEPARTMENT, et 

al.,

Defendants.

Case No.: 1:19-cv-01803-DAD-SKO

ORDER GRANTING APPLICATION TO 

PROCEED IN FORMA PAUPERIS AND 

DIRECTING PAYMENT

OF INMATE FILING FEE BY CALIFORNIA 

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND 

REHABILITATION

(Doc. 3)

Plaintiff is a state prisoner proceeding 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. (Doc. 3.) On January 

6, 2020, the Court directed Plaintiff to submit his prisoner trust fund account statement. (Doc. 4.) 

Plaintiff submitted the prisoner trust fund account statement on January 27, 2020. (Doc. 5.) As 

Plaintiff has made the showing required by § 1915(a), 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 California Department of 

Corrections and Rehabilitation is required to send to the Clerk of 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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As to the status of his complaint, Plaintiff is advised that, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §

1915(e)(2), the court must conduct an initial review of every pro se complaint proceeding in forma 

pauperis to determine whether it is legally sufficient under the applicable pleading standards. The 

court must dismiss a complaint, or portion thereof, if the court determines that the complaint is 

legally frivolous or malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, or seeks 

monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(e)(2). If the 

court determines that the complaint fails to state a claim, leave to amend may be granted to the 

extent that the deficiencies in the complaint can be cured by amendment. Plaintiff’s complaint will 

be screened in due course.

If appropriate after the case has been screened, the Clerk of Court will provide Plaintiff with 

the requisite forms and instructions to request the assistance of the United States Marshal in serving 

the defendants pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4.

Based on the foregoing and good cause appearing, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that:

1. Plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma pauperis (Doc. 3) is GRANTED.

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

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 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 Court. The payments shall be clearly identified 

by the name and number assigned to this action. 

3. The Clerk of 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 Court is directed to serve a copy of this order on the Financial 

Department, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California, Sacramento Division.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated: January 29, 2020 /s/ Sheila K. Oberto .

UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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