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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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U.S. District Court

 E. D. California 1

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WILLIAM PLUMMER, )

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Plaintiff, )

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v. )

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E. CADEN, et.al., )

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Defendants. )

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CV F- 04-6770 AWI DLB P 

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S

MOTION TO VACATE ORDER

DIRECTING PAYMENT OF INMATE

FILING FEE

[DOC # 45]

Plaintiff is proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis with a civil rights action pursuant to 42

U.S.C. sec. 1983. On February 8, 2006, this Court granted plaintiff’s application to proceed in forma

pauperis pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1915. The Court also issued an order directing monthly payments

in the amount of twenty percent of the preceding month’s income credited to plaintiff’s trust account

be sent to the Clerk of the Court 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). 

On February 27, 2006, plaintiff filed a motion to vacate the order directing monthly

payments from plaintiff’s trust account. Plaintiff objects to the monthly payments from his trust

account. 

When a prisoner is granted leave to proceed in forma pauperis, the prisoner is required to pay

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 The statutory filing fee for all civil actions except applications for writs of habeas corpus is $250.00. See 28 1

U.S.C. § 1914(a).

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 E. D. California 2

the statutory filing fee of $250.00 for this action. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). The Court determined 1

that plaintiff had been without funds for six months and therefore the court did not assess an initial

partial filing fee. 28 U.S.C. § 1915(b)(1). However, plaintiff is still obligated to make monthly

payments in the amount of twenty percent of the preceding month’s income credited to 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). Indeed, plaintiff acknowledged this in his application to

proceed in forma pauperis filed on December 27, 2005, which states, “I hereby authorize the agency

having custody of me to collect from my trust account and forward to the Clerk of the United States

District Court payments in accordance with 28 U.S.C. section 1915(b)(2).” 

Accordingly, plaintiff’s motion to vacate the order directing monthly payments is HEREBY

DENIED. 

IT IS SO ORDERED. 

Dated: March 10, 2006 /s/ Dennis L. Beck 

3b142a UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE

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